Adam Kovacevich - Founder & CEO, Chamber of Progress

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 Adam Kovacevich (Kuh-VACK-uh-VITCH) is the Founder and CEO of Chamber of Progress, a center-left tech industry policy coalition promoting technology’s progressive future. 

 Chamber of Progress – which Adam founded in March 2021 – works to ensure that all Americans benefit from technological leaps, and that the tech industry operates responsibly and fairly. It has been called “one of the most powerful tech lobby groups,” ( New York Times ), “one of the tech industry’s most prominent allies in Washington,” ( Washington Post ) and “a significant voice in the progressive movement” ( Washingtonian ).

 Adam is a veteran Democratic tech industry leader who has had a front row seat for more than 20 years in the tech industry’s political maturation. He is an expert in helping lead technology companies through today’s challenging political environment.

 Adam has been interviewed numerous times on TV’s Bloomberg Technology, Neil Cavuto Coast To Coast on Fox Business, Yahoo! Finance, Sinclair Television, and Cheddar’s Opening Bell . He has been named three times as a “Tech Titan” by Washingtonian magazine; called an “Antitrust Super Influencer” by Baron Public Affairs; and twice named one of Washingtonian ‘s 500 Most Influential People Shaping Policy.

 Adam most recently served as Head of North America and Asia Pacific Government Relations for Lime, the shared scooter mobility company. Adam led his team to launch 45+ new cities and secure permission for 50,000 more Lime scooters on city streets, expanding the company’s market presence.

 Adam previously led Google’s U.S. policy strategy and external affairs team. In that role, he drove the company’s U.S. public policy campaigns on privacy, security, antitrust, intellectual property, intermediary liability, telecommunications, advertising, taxation and workforce issues — as well as its partnerships with conservative, progressive, consumer and civil rights organizations.

 The Wall Street Journal said Kovacevich “helped build [Google’s] influence operation into one of the largest in the nation’s capital” and was “a central player in Google’s efforts to shape perceptions and rules in ways that have been favorable to the business of the search and advertising giant.”

 Kovacevich, who was Google’s seventh DC hire, ran Google’s strategy surrounding its 2011-2013 FTC antitrust investigation. His 12-year Google career spanned the company’s PR, legal, and public policy teams and drew on his skills as a communicator, strategist, and advocate.

 Adam has served as a board member for the Internet Association, Information Technology Industry Council, Information Technology and Innovation Foundation, Internet Education Foundation, National Cyber Security Alliance, Washington Center for Technology Policy Inclusion, as well as an advis

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