Title: Co-founder

Organization: People's Software Company

Susan Mernit is co-founder of People's Software Company, a TechStars 2008 incubator company, and the program evangelist/consultant for the 2008-09 Knight News Challenge, awarding $5 million to support innovative local projects that expand online news and community discourse. A consultant in product development and social media, she is a BlogHer contributing editor on sex and relationships, a former exec at Yahoo, AOL, Netscape and Advance Internet and a dedicated blogger and long-time media/social media expert with a strong interest and connection to under 35s.