FAQ About John Richardson

• What is John Richardson's address?

  John Richardson is located at
  Ethelo, 131 Water St Suite 107, Canada

• What is John Richardson's job title?

  John Richardson is a John is a business leader, mathematician, lawyer, technologist and change agent. John is dedicated to using digital technology to advance participatory democracy. He is the founder and CEO of Ethelo, a certified B-Corp and provider of eDemocracy services to governments and organizations around the world. Ethelo has won numerous awards and is widely recognized as one of the world's leading digital democracy platforms. Ethelo is powered by unique algorithms that John invented to empower people to collaboratively solve complex group decision problems. Using Ethelo, stakeholders can explore millions of scenarios to find an “optimal consensus” that distributes satisfaction fairly, even on contentious problems. He founded Ethelo in 2011 along with its nonprofit sister organization eDemocracy, which is dedicated to building the technology and social infrastructure for a global digital democracy. John's career focus is building organizations dedicated to long-term, systemic social impact strategies. In 2020 John established SeaBrick, a new biotechnology which converts seaweed into floating, interlocking bricks. John developed a new approach to manufacturing biomass bricks with a bioplastic shell as a scalable solution to climate change. SeaBrick offers the possibility of low-cost marine infrastructure that sequesters vast amounts of CO2. It will, he believes, will unlock a new frontier in human exploration - and choices for the hundreds of millions of refugees that climate change will dislocate. In 2001 John founded Pivot Legal Society, which conducts strategic litigation on behalf of marginalized communities. John built and led Pivot for ten years, and it has become one of Canada's leading human rights organizations. Pivot focuses on creating legal change on issues of police accountability, sex worker and drug user rights, homelessness and mental health. During that time, he also led the establishment of Hope in Shadows, an annual photography contest and street calendar whose model has spread around the world. Previous to Pivot, John articled at environmental law firm Ecojustice and was an environmental campaigner for the Great Bear Rainforest on behalf of the Wilderness Committee. A globally-recognized human rights leader and innovator, John was awarded an Ashoka Fellowship for Social Entrepreneurs in 2005. A lifelong student of meditation, John lived in Japan for several years where he studied Japanese and lived for a time as a Zen monk. His favourite quote: "Everything rests upon the tip of intention."

• What industry does John Richardson currently work in?

  John Richardson currently works in the Seabrick Society | Ethelo | Ashoka Innovators For |

• Which languages does John Richardson speak?

  No Languages Available

• Which industries has John Richardson previously worked in?

  John Richardson has prior
  experience in the following industries:
  Pivot Legal Society | Ecojustice | Wilderness Committee | Law Institute

• What is John Richardson’s work experience?

  John Richardson has the following professional experience:
  Seabrick Society | Ethelo | Ashoka Innovators For | Pivot Legal Society | Ecojustice | Wilderness Committee | Law Institute

• How can I find John Richardson on LinkedIn?

  You can view John Richardson’s LinkedIn profile at LinkedIn URL

• What are John Richardson’s work email addresses?

  John Richardson’s work email
  addresses are
  john@partyx.com

• What company does John Richardson work for?

  Seabrick Society | Ethelo | Ashoka Innovators For |