Andrew Yang Short Bio:
Andrew Yang is an entrepreneur and author running for President as a
Democrat in 2020. Andrew has worked in startups and early-stage growth
companies as a founder or executive for almost twenty years. In 2011
he founded Venture for America, a national entrepreneurship fellowship
that has helped create almost 3,000 jobs in Detroit, Cleveland,
Pittsburgh, Baltimore and other cities throughout the country. In his
book The War on Normal People, he explains the mounting crisis of the
automation of labor and makes the case for the Freedom Dividend, a
Universal Basic Income of $1,000 a month for every American as well as
other policies to progress to the next stage of capitalism. Andrew was
named a Presidential Ambassador of Entrepreneurship by the White House
under the Obama administration and a Champion of Change for his work
with Venture for America. He lives in New York City with his wife and
two sons.
