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Our mission is to develop software that revolutionizes civic engagement by making it simpler and more impactful.

Our vision is to be the preeminent platform for politics that helps build a more sustainable, equitable and inclusive world.

Activist Technologies was founded in 2024 by Alex Ferguson, who was driven by the idea that there had to be a simpler and more impactful way for ordinary people to engage in politics.

 

In early 2025, Jeff Ferguson and Drew Brighton partnered with Activist. As part of this partnership, Activist also partnered with Jeff and Drew’s company, The TARA Group, to gain access to its industry-leading political data and technology solutions. Through this partnership, The TARA Group's CEO, Tom Bonier, also joined our Board of Directors.

 

We've worked strategically to lay the foundation for the company and position it for future growth and success. Together, we’re poised to revolutionize civic engagement and bring power to the people with the country’s preeminent platform for politics.

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Alex Ferguson

Founder & CEO

Prior to founding Activist Technologies, Alex worked for a decade in the political data and technology field. He served as Director of Business Development at The TARA Group and before that worked at REAL Strategies, TargetSmart, and Project Vote in a wide variety of roles. He holds a B.S. in Business & Political Economy with a minor in Social Entrepreneurship from NYU’s Stern School of Business. Alex, a native Washingtonian, spent his formative years living in Costa Rica, and is an avid surfer, music lover, and diehard Nationals and Commanders fan. He lives in Silver Spring, MD with his wife and their dog.

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Drew Brighton

Partner & Board Member

Drew is a Co-Founder and Partner of The TARA Group, a holding company with numerous subsidiaries that have provided innovative solutions in the political data and technology field for over two decades. He partnered with Activist to provide advanced, direct-to-consumer political tools to ordinary people in order to revolutionize the civic engagement process. Prior to founding The TARA Group and partnering with Activist, he co-owned Waypoint Data Solutions and worked at Acxiom where he specialized in consumer data and its applications. Drew received a B.A. in Economics from Hendrix College.

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Jeff Ferguson

Partner & Board Member

Jeff is a Co-Founder and Partner of The TARA Group and has worked with Drew since founding their first company, TargetSmart, together back in 2005. Before founding the TARA Group and partnering with Activist, Jeff co-owned American Strategies and held numerous positions at the Democratic National Committee, the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, and the office of Senator Bill Bradley (D-NJ). He was instrumental in inspiring Alex to create Activist and providing guidance to get it off the ground. Jeff holds a B.S. in Economics from Michigan State University.

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Tom Bonier

Board Member

Tom is the CEO of The TARA Group where he oversees and facilitates the continued growth and success of its subsidiaries. Prior to leading The TARA Group and joining Activist's Board of Directors, he was the CEO of TargetSmart, the Co-Founder and Partner at Clarity Campaign Labs, and the COO of the National Committee for an Effective Congress. Tom holds a B.A. from American University and serves as an Adjunct Lecturer at Howard University.

Our mission is to develop software that revolutionizes civic engagement by making it simpler and more impactful.

Our vision is to be the preeminent platform for politics that helps build a more sustainable, equitable and inclusive world.

Activist Technologies was founded in 2024 by Alex Ferguson, who was driven by the idea that there had to be a simpler and more impactful way for ordinary people to engage in politics.

 

In early 2025, Jeff Ferguson and Drew Brighton partnered with Activist. As part of this partnership, Activist also partnered with Jeff and Drew’s company, The TARA Group, to gain access to its industry-leading political data and technology solutions. Through this partnership, The TARA Group's CEO, Tom Bonier, also joined our Board of Directors.

 

We've worked strategically to lay the foundation for the company and position it for future growth and success. Together, we’re poised to revolutionize civic engagement and bring power to the people with the country’s preeminent platform for politics.

The platform for good

Activist Technologies is a political technology startup and a Public Benefit Corporation, meaning we have an equal commitment to our corporate mission and vision as we do to maximizing profit for our shareholders.
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