Early Endorsements
Unlike traditional political endorsements, among Jamie’s early endorsers represent world-recognized leaders who have been on the forefront of fighting for humanity’s future. Together, they provide testimony to Jamie’s expertise in tech, AI, ethics, knowledge access, and an understanding of complex systems, as well as her love of the environment and growing human-centered cultural movements here in this district as well as around the world. To see reviews of Jamie’s leadership, see here.
Tristan Harris
Tristan Harris is a globally recognized tech ethicist. He is featured in the Netflix Documentary “The Social Dilemma” and “The AI Doc.” He is the co-founder of the Center for Humane Technology and fights against technological harms, more recently fighting to protect humanity from the harms of AI. He has made appearances on some of the most popular U.S. shows like Oprah’s, Joe Rogan’s podcast, and has spoken on TED stages, at DAVOS, and on stages all over the world.
Turquoise Sound
Turquoise is a strategic advisor, faculty, researcher, and cultural architect working at the intersection of AI ethics, institutional design, regenerative economics, and development leadership. Her clients span the US Army, Navy, Marine Corps, USDA, AT&T, Amazon Web Services, and to organizations like PolicyLink, RepresentUS, the 11th Hour Project, BioFi, and EarthKind.
Brewster Kahle
Brewster Kahle is founder of the Internet Archive - a nonprofit dedicated to preserving the world’s knowledge. He is a globally recognized digital librarian, computer engineer, and Internet entrepreneur. He graduated from MIT in 1982 with a Bachelor of Sicence degree in Computer Science and Engineering. He was inducted into the Internet Hall of Fame in 2012.
Kelly Erhart
Kelly Erhart is a 29-year-old cofounder of Vesta, a company focused on coastal carbon capture through enhanced weathering, recognized on the Forbes 30 Under 30 (2026) list. She developed technology using olivine to reduce ocean acidity and absorb C02.
Joshua Tan, PhD
Joshua Tan is the lead of product at Public AI, lead of research at Metagov, and leads Stanford AO at the Stanford OpenLab. Before that, he completed his doctorate (and postdoc) in computer science at Oxford, and held fellowships at Stanford (at the Digital Civil Society Lab), Princeton (in the CS department), and MIT (in the math department). His work explores the intersection between artificial and collective intelligence, and how technology can improve governance and the human condition. He is a fellow at Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society at Harvard University. He has taught alongside Larry Lessig at Harvard.
Mark Graham
Mark Graham is the Director of the Wayback Machine - used by journalists, researchers, lawyers, and students all over the world to save a timestamped record of websites for over 24 years. "Journalists use the Wayback Machine to view dead websites, dated news reports, and changes to website contents. Its content has been used to hold politicians accountable and expose battlefield lies.”
Brooke Daily
Brooke is the community manager at Loom, an Oakland community center. Housed within a large, adaptive multi-building property, The Loom brings together office space, art studios and maker spaces, wellness amenities, and flexible industrial/warehouse space suited for R&D, advanced manufacturing, and creative production. It is one of they many beloved local places for artists and community in Oakland.
Erica Blair
Erica is a director at the Burning Man Project, in charge of Global Community & Network Strategy - evolving a cultural movement operating across six continents. She graduated cum laude from Columbia University and for fifteen years has been inside the rooms where the world's most ambitious organizations decided what they're becoming.
Clayton Louis Ferrara
Clayton Louis Ferrara is a naturalist, explorer, and the CEO of the United Nations Accredited NGO, IDEAS For Us. He is a classically trained biologist and world traveler who has conducted research on five continents concerning evolution, conservation, and ecology. His work as a leader of IDEAS focuses on advancing sustainability through the creation of solutions that help people, heal the planet, and grow prosperity in communities around the world. Clay serves on the boards of numerous environmental and humanitarian nonprofits and land trusts. In 2013, he was recognized by the Museum of Natural History in London as a Darwin Fellow and in 2021, he was Knighted by The Order of St. George (formed in 1323 AD) for his celebrated merit, competence, and generosity.