Trevor Cornwell, is President and Co-founder, Forum280, Inc.,a California nonprofit public benefit corporation and a registered 501(c)(3) which hosts Summit.Ahead, in partnership with the Reykjavik's Mayor's Office, on the future of work. He serves as President, Government Affairs at Merit International, Inc., an Andreesen Horowitz portfolio company which is building a network of verified identity. Cornwell is an owner of GuestHouse.He founded the business jet reservation network Skyjet which was acquired by Bombardier, Inc.Cornwell also founded appbackr inc., an Intel Capital Portfolio Company, a winner of the PayPal X Developer Challenge, and an OnMobile 100 Company. Earlier, Cornwell started Central Europe Today (CET) and CET Online, an early pioneer in Internet-distributed news acquired by Riverside Bank. The company also managed sales for Reuters and Turner Networks in Hungary.Earlier in his career, Cornwell founded the National Service League, Inc., to aid in the transition to emerging democracies in Eastern Europe. Cornwell has also served in positions of responsibility for political organizations, notably as Deputy Political Director for the U.S. Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee under the Chairmanship of then-Senator John F. Kerry . He also served Secretary Colin Powell (Chairman, America's Promise). He also has held leadership positions with several U.S. political campaigns. Born in New York City, Cornwell is a native of Hastings-on-Hudson, NY. A popular speaker at industry conferences and national business forums, he has been quoted extensively in the national business press. Cornwell has been featured or appeared in People magazine, Fortune Magazine, The New York Times and ABC News. He has also appeared as a political strategist on MSNBC and Fox News. Cornwell received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Johns Hopkins University. He is married and has a daughter and lives in Palo Alto, California.