This weekly seminar series invites influential and disruptive entrepreneurially- minded leaders to share their personal experiences founding, financing and managing an emerging business venture. This event is FREE and open to the public as space permits.

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Dr. Clarence Wardell III is currently the Director of Repurpose for Results at Results for America, supporting Bloomberg Philanthropies’ What Works Cities Initiative. In that role he works with mid-size cities across the country to help them use data and evidence to guide their programming and investment decisions. He was most recently a member of the U.S. Digital Service at the Obama White House, where he led strategy and product management across several of the team’s projects, including those focused on criminal justice and human services. In that role he also co-led the White House Police Data Initiative, an effort aimed at using open data as a means to increase trust and engagement between law enforcement and the communities they serve. Prior to joining the U.S. Digital Service, Clarence served as a Presidential Innovation Fellow from 2014-2015. Clarence is a U-M alum and social entrepreneur who is passionate about using technology to increase and enhance civic engagement.