Bill Ottman
William Ottman is an American Internet entrepreneur and freedom of information activist based in New York City, best known as the CEO and co-founder of Minds.Education and career
Born and raised in Wilton, CT, Ottman pursued English and music at the University of Vermont while working as a collaborative artist and event director in Burlington, VT. In 2010, he worked as Director of Marketing at Gathering of the Vibes Music and Arts Festival.
In 2011, Ottman co-founded Minds, an open source social networking platform that is regarded globally as an alternative to traditional social media networks based on its dedication to radical transparency, monetization, digital rights, blockchain and equity crowdfunding.
In November 2019, Ottman launched a civil discourse project called Change Minds with Daryl Davis, well-known for deradicalizing over 200 members of the KKK. He has contributed writing to The Next Web about the correlation between censorship and radicalization.Awards and honors
In 2015, The Boston Global Forum honored Ottman as a Michael Dukakis Leadership Fellow.Media appearances
Ottman's speaking engagements and media appearances have included The Joe Rogan Experience, The Wall Street Journal, NPR, CBS, Tucker Carlson Tonight, The Keiser Report, Digital Trends, The Hill, The Philadelphia Inquirer, CoinDesk, Fox News, Redacted Tonight, Wired, GQ, Forbes, CNET, IBTimes, Breitbart, RT, VentureBeat, Business Insider, Techcrunch, MarketWatch, Barron’s, Bitcoin Magazine, The San Francisco Chronicle, The Huffington Post and the Voice of America.
