Jon Gosier

Jon Gosier
Born
Jonathan D. Gosier

1981 or 1982 (age 42–43)[1]
NationalityAmerican
Occupation(s)Software Developer, Philanthropist
Known forUshahidi, Appfrica, Apps4Africa
Websitegosier.org

Jonathan D. Gosier (born 1981 or 1982)[1] is a software developer, investor, and philanthropist.[2] He was named as one of Ten African Tech Voices to Follow on Twitter by CNN [3] and one of the 25 most influential African-Americans in Technology by Business Insider.[4] He was awarded a TED Fellowship in 2009 and later named a TED Senior Fellow.[5][6] Jon is Knight News Challenge award winner for Abayima which makes crisis communications technology for disasters.[7] In 2013 Gosier was nominated as one of three Innovators of the Year by Black Enterprise Magazine for his work with data startup MetaLayer.[8]

  1. ^ a b Joyner, April (March 15, 2015). "Jon Gosier: Spreading the angel investing wealth". USA Today. Gosier, 33
  2. ^ Sutter, John D. (January 31, 2013). "The cell phone revolutionary". CNN.com. Retrieved October 15, 2013.
  3. ^ Busari, Stephanie. "Ten African Tech Voices to Follow on Twitter". CNN.com.
  4. ^ Dickey, Megan Rose (April 4, 2013). "The 25 Most Influential African-Americans In Technology". Business Insider.
  5. ^ "2010 TED Senior Fellows". TED.com.
  6. ^ "TED Stories for Jon Gosier". TED.com. 7 October 2014.
  7. ^ "For content distribution and publishing via SIM cards for sharing information in technologically-limited or high-risk situations". KnightFoundation.org. March 21, 2013.
  8. ^ Brown, Carolyn (July 27, 2015). "Entrepreneurs Conference: Celebrating Small Businesses Revved Up for Growth". BlackEnterprise. Retrieved October 14, 2013.