Randy Ramusack

Connector, Inventor, Startup, Technologist

A long-time TEDster. Randy is CEO and Founder of LQD WiFi. At LQD we believe that everyone should be enabled to Surf Freely. Randy is a board member of Visual Thinking Strategies, an internationally renowned art education and critical thinking organization. He is an expert in international business, humanitarian affairs, advanced technology and impact investing. Now an entrepreneur, Randy made the leap in 2012 following a 15 year career at Microsoft where, for 7 years, he was Microsofts CTO for International Organizations. The unique opportunity gave Randy rare access and insight into the operations, decision-making and deep-field challenges encountered across international development and finance institutions. As a result, Randy remains an adviser to a cadre that spans the globe from young entrepreneurs to investors to leaders in international organizations. Randy's 20 years at the heart of the tech, finance and humanitarian revolutions brings unique insight to what innovation really works and.. and more importantly, what doesn't.

Unification of community. Unbounded information. Internet access is a human right. Connected communities are a stronger communities. Power of technology to bring us together rather than pull us apart.

To awaken the power of community we need to build intelligent, connected spaces.

Activism, community, Curator, Internet, Local Advertising, placemaking, Surfing, Ubiquitous Computing, Unification, WiFi

Planned Serendipity. Crowdfunder. Humanitarian. Promoter. Technologist. Entrepreneur. Doing whatever it takes to enable people and ideas that alleviate poverty.

Communicating with animals, building furniture, photography, architecture and baseball