 | Eric Liu is an author, educator, and civic entrepreneur. Eric co-authored The True Patriot with Nick Hanauer, and together the two have created the True Patriot Network to advance the book's ideals of progressive patriotism. His first book, The Accidental Asian: Notes of a Native Speaker, was a New York Times Notable Book featured in the PBS documentary “Matters of Race." He is also the author of Guiding Lights: How to Mentor – and Find Life’s Purpose, the Official Book of National Mentoring Month, and is founder of the Guiding Lights Network, a mentoring advocacy organization. His forthcoming book Imagination First, co-authored with Scott Noppe-Brandon of the Lincoln Center Institute, explores ways to unlock imagination in education, politics, business and the arts. Eric served as a White House speechwriter for President Bill Clinton and later as the President's deputy domestic policy adviser. After the White House, he was an executive at the digital media company RealNetworks. In 2002 he was named one of the World Economic Forum's Global Leaders of Tomorrow. Eric lives in Seattle, where he teaches at the University of Washington and hosts an acclaimed television interview program called Seattle Voices. In addition to speaking regularly at venues across the country, Eric also serves on the Washington State Board of Education, and on the boards of the Seattle Public Library, the League of Education Voters, and the SEIU Healthcare NW Training Partnership. He is a graduate of Yale College and Harvard Law School, and a proud Seattle Public Schools parent. |
 | Nick Hanauer is a Seattle-based entrepreneur and venture capitalist. His business accomplishments include founding aQuantive, Inc. which was purchased by Microsoft in 2007 (the largest acquisition in Microsoft history), early investment and board advisement to amazon.com, founding gear.com, and key management roles and investments in companies too numerous to list. Nick is actively involved in the Seattle community and Washington State's public education system. He co-founded the League of Education Voters and serves on the boards of the Cascade Land Conservancy, The University of Arizona's Mount Lemmon Science Center and the Biosphere2 climate research project. Nick is co-author of The True Patriot, an acclaimed work that presents a forward-looking, progressive definition of American patriotism. In 2007 he and co-author Eric Liu founded The True Patriot Network to advance the book's ideals. |
 | The True Patriot Network Team is made up of dedicated women and men with a passion for changing politics in America. We always have an eye out for motivated and enthusiastic interns wanting to learn about and contribute to the workings of a political action/think tank. If you are or soon will be living in the Seattle area and would like to be considered for an internship, please send a message to Letha Dunn, Executive Director, with your resume and a brief explanation of why you want to join us. |
ABOUT US
About the True Patriot Network
The True Patriot Network is a network of people.
We aim to connect Americans, who are interested in changing our politics and culture, and bringing them more in line with the progressive patriotic values we've set forth in our book.
We will do so through public events, publishing projects, educational ventures, creative contests, online communities and any other means we—and you—can think of. If you want to be part of this movement and want to help create a wave of change in our civic life, join us!