Bio

Andy Smith
Co-Author, The Dragonfly Effect
Principal, Vonavona Ventures
@kabbenbock

Andy Smith co-authored The Dragonfly Effect: Quick, Effective, and Powerful Ways to Use Social Media to Drive Social Change, an award-winning book that Daniel Pink calls "the single best road map to social media I have ever seen." A prolific speaker and columnist, Andy runs Vonavona Ventures, guiding technical and social enterprises in customer strategy and marketing. He is a board member of The Glue Network, CafeGive, 140Proof, One Family One Meal, ManCrates and Bettermint. He previously led teams at Dolby Labs, BIGWORDS, LiquidWit, Intel, Analysis Group, Polaroid, Integral Inc. and PriceWaterhouseCoopers.

When guest lecturing at Stanford's Graduate School of Business, Andy speaks on social technology, human-centered design and brand building. He has appeared as an expert on programs including Bloomberg West and NBC's Press: Here and moderated GE's live Ask Anything online conversation for their Ecomagination Challenge.