John Aravosis

Conceived, built, and manage one of the most influential progressive politics blogs in the US, with an audience of up to one million monthly readers, and a Twitter following of over 75,000.

I'm back! I'll be returning to AMERICAblog, for a time at least, as executive editor, while the wonderful Jon Green, who has held down the fort for me this past year, will continue on as editor-in-chief. So excited to be back, at such an important time -- you will never know the restraint I showed not weighing in on Super Tuesday! More on my return in the coming days. Thanks for the well-wishes -- missed you all terribly :) JOHN

I am one of the earliest pioneers at using the Internet for politics, with a specialty in creating high-impact advocacy campaigns that engage the media and grassroots.

Chief Internet strategist for the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), working in three languages (Spanish, French, and English), managing 12-member team overseeing online communications strategy for US$5 billion poverty-fighting agency.

Served as the magazine's Internet politics correspondent in a freelance capacity.

One of America's earliest experts in helping business and politics, in the US and abroad, use the Internet to market, community-build, and advocate.

Constituted and managed team of 24 economists preparing policy options papers for incoming Mexican government. When two of the writers failed to produce, I wrote their papers myself, edited the remainder, then personally briefed the Mexican Finance Minister on the findings.

Conceived, built, and managed one of the nation's earliest, largest, and most effective child poverty online advocacy networks.

Held Top Secret/SCI security clearances as chief foreign policy, arms control, and commerce aide to US senator from Alaska.