Tracy Russo is the founder of Russo Strategies, LLC, a political consulting firm that specializes in communications and advocacy for political, nonprofit and government clients. She is also currently a Senior Fellow at the New Organizing Institute. Russo previously served as part of the Obama Administration as a spokesperson and the Director of New Media at the United States Department of Justice. She specialized in department-wide open government policy and initiatives. She is the founder of WIPT, Women in Politics and Technology, an all women, member-driven organization that seeks to connect women working at the crossroads of politics and technology, provide support and resources to women in these industries and, encourage more women, especially young women, to enter the fields of politics and technology.