Matt Mahan

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Matthew Mahan
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Mahan in 2021
Member of the San Jose City Council for District 10
In office
January 1, 2021 – present
Preceded byJohnny Khamis
Personal details
BornWatsonville, California, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
EducationHarvard University (BA)
WebsiteCampaign website

Matthew Mahan is an American politician and tech entrepreneur currently serving his first term on the San Jose City Council as the District 10 Councilmember representing the Almaden Valley, Blossom Valley, and Vista Park neighborhoods.[1][2] Previously, Mahan served as the Co-Founder and CEO of Brigade Media, a tech company focused on civic engagement.[3][4][5]

Early life and education[]

Mahan was raised in Watsonville, California.[6] He attended Bellarmine College Preparatory in San Jose on a low-income scholarship.[6] While in high school, Mahan worked with former State Senator Jim Beall and former Santa Clara Counsel Ann Ravel.[6] Mahan graduated from Harvard University in 2005.[7]

Career[]

After Harvard, Mahan spent the next year building irrigation systems in Bolivia.[8] He then joined Teach for America where he taught at Alum Rock Middle School.[8]

In 2008, Mahan joined a tech startup led by Sean Parker and Joe Green.[7] Together, they formed Causes, an early Facebook application focused on grassroots and public engagement that helped raise money for nonprofit organizations.[9] Mahan became CEO and president of Causes in 2013.[7]

In 2014, Mahan launched Brigade with investments from Parker, Ron Conway, Marc Benioff, and others.[9] Brigade was created as a social media for civil engagement.[5][9] In 2019, Brigade was acqui-hired by Pinterest and its technology was purchased by Countable.[9]

In early 2020, Mahan entered the San Jose City Council District 10 race.[8] He won with 58% of the vote, and in January 2021, was sworn in as the District 10 Council member for the city of San Jose.[10][11]

References[]

  1. ^ Vo, Thy (March 3, 2020). "Matt Mahan headed to victory for San Jose City Council; Kansen Chu ahead for county supervisor". The Mercury News. Retrieved June 5, 2021.
  2. ^ "Matt Mahan". Ballotpedia. Retrieved June 10, 2021.
  3. ^ Ferenstein, Greg (June 17, 2015). "Brigade: new social network from Facebook co-founder aims to 'repair democracy'". The Guardian. Retrieved June 5, 2021.
  4. ^ "Editorial: In San Jose's District 10, we recommend Matt Mahan". The Mercury News. January 29, 2020. Retrieved June 10, 2021.
  5. ^ a b "A power shift, a pandemic and San Jose's two new councilmembers". The Mercury News. January 2, 2021. Retrieved June 10, 2021.
  6. ^ a b c Wipf, Carly (November 25, 2020). "Matt Mahan prepares to take office as new District 10 councilmember". San Jose Spotlight. Retrieved June 5, 2021.
  7. ^ a b c Jennings, Duffy (November 2018). "CEO, Brigade, and Co-chair, Joint Venture Board of Directors". Joint Venture Silicon Valley. Retrieved June 5, 2021.
  8. ^ a b c Hase, Grace (February 27, 2020). "Election 2020: Three Candidates Vie for Open Seat in SJ's D10". San Jose Inside. Retrieved June 5, 2021.
  9. ^ a b c d Constine, Josh (May 1, 2019). "Sean Parker's Brigade/Causes acquired by govtech app Countable". Tech Crunch. Retrieved June 5, 2021.
  10. ^ Davis, Rachel (January 4, 2021). "Mayor Liccardo Celebrates Swearing-In of Councilmembers". City of San Jose. Retrieved June 5, 2021.
  11. ^ "Matt Mahan Pulls Off Decisive Victory in San Jose's D10". San Jose Inside. March 4, 2020. Retrieved June 10, 2021.
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