Co-Founder & Chief Growth OfficerCivics Unplugged
Thanasi Dilos is 21, and the co-founder of Civics Unplugged, a nonpartisan 501(c)(3) organization whose mission is to equip high schoolers with the training, funding, and community they need to become civic innovators. To date, Civics Unplugged has graduated over 4,000 Fellows from all 50 states and 74 countries, and raised over $4m to support youth-led, tech based initiatives that strengthen democracy.
Outside of Civics Unplugged, he is a core team member at the Design It For Us Coalition, which organizes to create a safer space for kids online. He is also a National Geographic Explorer, and a co-founder at Gotham Labs, an impact tech lab that has raised millions for special causes and advised government agencies on emerging technologies.
He lives in Queens, NYC and enjoys redbull (sugar free).