CivicActions

Henry Poole, Internet Strategist, has three decades experience in information technology, and over ten years with online communities and commerce. Henry was the first technologist to setup a blog for a member of the US House of Representatives. He co-founded CivicActions LLC in the summer of 2004 to provide network-centric Free and Open Source technology solutions for organizations focused on transforming the world.

Henry is currently participating in engagements with Amnesty International, WITNESS, RARE Conservation, and NDN. Last year, Henry guest lectured at the Stanford School of Journalism on New Media Entrepreneurship.

In early 2003, Henry saw a presentation about Abrupt Climate Change and became concerned that his children may not experience the full breadth of plant and animal life that we now take for granted. Within 30 days, Henry began his work in the political arena when he joined Dennis Kucinich as the Director of Technology for his US Presidential campaign.

Henry began his Internet career in the early 90's co-founding and leading Vivid Studios, where they managed the largest online product introduction in history - The worldwide launch of Windows95 for Microsoft. In just 90 days, Henry assembled a team of experts who deployed servers and software in Europe and the US to manage web and mail for the Internet users who responded to Microsoft's $310 million advertising campaign.

Henry is a member of the Board of the Free Software Foundation and Virtual Artists and is the publisher of the Affero General Public License, the first copyleft license for web services. Henry has presented at conferences in Europe and the US, and was the technical editor of Demystifying Multimedia, a seminal work published in 1993.