Jerry Paffendorf is the CEO of LOVELAND, a tech firm based in Detroit and the San Francisco Bay Area. LOVELAND works with governments, neighborhood groups, development, and conservation projects to gather and present public information about properties (the physical space and legal subdivisions that define the world) in clearer, more actionable ways. This helps to address issues like foreclosure prevention, blight identification and reduction, the reuse of vacant space, and the preservation of community assets.

Jerry loves developing new ways for the super powers of the web to impact the realities of the world. The challenges of Detroit have become an endless inspiration, leading to the property mapping, crowdsourcing, and open data work at makeloveland.com. He has deep experience in the world of social technology startups, art and media, and a Masters of Science in Studies of the Future from Houston-Clear Lake.