Daniel Biss

Daniel Biss

Policy Advisor at Office of Governor Quinn

Greater Chicago Area

Current
Past
  • Candidate at Daniel Biss for State Representative
  • Assistant Professor of Mathematics at University of Chicago
  • Co-chair at Illinois Committee of 100
  • Co-chair at Illinois Kerry Travelers
Education
  • Massachusetts Institute of Technology
  • Harvard University
Connections
317 connections
Industry
Higher Education
Websites

Daniel Biss’s Summary

Technology and ethics policymaker, researcher and teacher of mathematics, grassroots organizer and campaign worker. Democratic candidate for State Representative in the 17th District of Illinois.


Daniel Biss’s Experience

  • Policy Advisor

    Office of Governor Quinn

    (Government Agency; Public Policy industry)

    April 2009Present (8 months)

  • Candidate

    Daniel Biss for State Representative

    (Political Organization industry)

    April 2007November 2008 (1 year 8 months)

    I am a Democratic candidate for State Representative in the 17th District of Illinois. Our campaign is a grassroots community effort with a strong web presence, built upon a core message of civic engagement and reform.

  • Assistant Professor of Mathematics

    University of Chicago

    (Educational Institution; Higher Education industry)

    September 2002August 2008 (6 years )

  • Co-chair

    Illinois Committee of 100

    (Partnership; Political Organization industry)

    December 2004November 2006 (2 years )

    The Illinois Committee of 100 was a network of Democratic grassroots leaders based in the northern suburbs of Chicago and organized around the goal of winning competitive Congressional districts in the Chicago area.

  • Co-chair

    Illinois Kerry Travelers

    (Political Organization industry)

    June 2004November 2004 (6 months)

    The Illinois Kerry Travelers was an organization of grassroots volunteers in Illinois who traveled to Wisconsin to promote the Presidential candidacy of John Kerry. By election day, several thousand Illinoisans had made the trip, and Senator Kerry won the state by just over 10,000 votes.


Daniel Biss’s Education

  • Massachusetts Institute of Technology

    Ph.D. , Mathematics , 19992002

  • Harvard University

    AB , Mathematics , 19951998


Additional Information

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Daniel Biss’s Interests:

Democratic politics, grassroots organizing, community building, mathematics, art, literature

Daniel Biss’s Groups:

Dan Seals for Congress


Daniel Biss’s Contact Settings

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