John Richardson

John Richardson is a social entrepreneur, mathematician, lawyer, technologist and change agent dedicated to using digital technology to advance participatory democracy. He is the founder and CEO of Ethelo, which provides group decision technology to governments and organizations around the world. Ethelo was named “Best for the World” in governance by B-Corp. Ethelo is the technology being used for the new eDemocracy DAO, launched in the fall of 2022. John was named an Ashoka Fellow for establishing Pivot Legal Society in 2001, one of Canada’s leading human rights organizations. In 2021, John invented SeaBrick, a construction modality for carbon sequestration and marine infrastructure.