Jon Ramer
Jon Eliot Ramer (born 1958) is an American entrepreneur, civic leader, inventor, and musician. He is co-founder of several technology companies including Ramer and Associates, [1] ELF Technologies, Inc.,(whose main solution, Serengeti, was purchased by Thomson Reuters) [2] and Smart Channels. [3] [4] The designer and co-founder of several Deep Social Networks, [5] he is the former Executive Director of the Interra Project, [6] and a co-founder of Ideal Network, [7] a group-buying social enterprise that donates a percentage of every purchase to a non-profit or school. Ideal Network is a certified B-Corp that was recognized as "Best in the World for Community" in 2012 by B-Labs. [8] He is also the designer and co-founder of Compassionate Action Network International, [9] a 501(c)(3) organization based in Seattle, that led the effort to make the city the first in the world to affirm Karen Armstrong's Charter for Compassion. Most recently, Ramer conceived of an...