Tim Anderegg grew up in North Dakota and developed an interest in computers and politics at an early age to escape from the cold and make a difference in the world, respectively. After attending college in Southern California (for similar reasons), he moved to Washington DC to pursue a career in politics. While working on the Hill and in campaigns in Virginia, he discovered that computers and data could go a long way towards improving the efficiency and power of traditional field organizing. Since then, he has worked as Senior Data Manager for the Center for Community Change and presently Director of Data and Technology for the New Organizing Institute, all in the service of teaching organizers and organizations how to use data effectively and developing new tools and resources to innovate in the field.