Laura Quinn, a proven technology entrepreneur in the political marketplace, is a founding partner of QRS Newmedia, Inc., which specializes in communication technology design and integration services. Founded in 1996, QRS clients have included the Democratic Presidential campaigns in 1996, 2000 and 2004, as well as a wide of range of progressive political campaigns, organizations and non-profits, and other corporate and academic institutions. From 2001 through 2004, while led by Ms. Quinn as President and CEO, QRS designed and managed a $10 million technology renovation for the Democratic National Committee. This overhaul included construction of a national voter file, new website and bulk email systems, new Internet marketing strategies, renovation of DNC HQ telecommunications and IT infrastructureincluding design and construction of new television and radio studios. All aspects of the project were delivered on time and on, or under, budget. During the same period, QRS also managed installation of building-wide telecom systems and new television and radio facilities in the headquarters of the Human Rights Campaign.

In 2004, Ms. Quinn and a small group of investors launched Copernicus Analytics, a data mining firm focused on providing improved donor and voter analytics for progressive political clients. Prior to these business endeavors, Ms. Quinn served as Deputy Chief of Staff for Communications in the Office of the Vice President at the White House, as Director of the Democratic Technology and Communications Committee for the Democratic Majority Leader in the U.S. Senate, as Communications Director for U.S. Senator Jay Rockefeller, as Legislative Staff for Economic Policy for U.S. Senator Joseph Biden, and as Communications Director for the 1992 Clinton-Gore Campaign at the Democratic Convention in New York City. She is a staff veteran of eight Democratic Presidential campaigns and several statewide Senate and Gubernatorial campaigns.