Our guest today is Paul Allen, founder of Citizen Portal, an AI-powered platform that helps citizens, elected leaders and other stakeholders be informed and engaged in our representative democracy. He’s also the co-founder and former CEO of Ancestry.com. He’s also served as the chief evangelist for Gallup’s Strengths finder. In our show today, we learn more about Citizen Portal and what's drawn Paul to the political space for his next company.
Visit BusinessOfPoliticsPodcast.com/join to become a supporter of the show.
Key Takeaways:
1. Citizen Portal uses AI to enhancecivic engagement and accountability.
2. The platform helps citizens trackpolitical promises and results in real time.
3. Paul Allen’s tech backgroundfuels his mission to solve democratic challenges.
4. AI cuts through noise by summarizing key civic information for users.
5. AI should be used to empower public understanding, not just for entertainment.
Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdzsHPQ_uNfN8r5PILc3NhQ
.png){kind=icon}
