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We incubate high-impact campaigns that engage the public in the fight for responsible technology.
How we see it
Technology should serve humanity, not the other way around. Advanced social media algorithms and a new generation of artificial intelligence threaten to shift the balance in the wrong direction.
We believe that all people — not just the powerful few — should have a voice in how powerful and socially-impactful technologies are deployed and what values they pursue.
We know what happens when we leave these decisions solely in the hands of tech companies, locked in a race for dominance. We get social media that’s proving toxic for our democracy, our mental health, and our children. We don’t have to continue making that mistake. But we do have to raise our voices.
What we do
Lights On Labs incubates high-impact leaders and startup campaigns that reach people on issues that matter most to them — issues like jobs, teen safety, privacy, discrimination, and democracy.
We provide our partners with strategy, communications, connections, and funding sources they need to rapidly grow their reach and call thousands of concerned citizens to action. When the moment calls for it, we run our own home-grown awareness campaigns.
The Lab Fellowship Program is now open
We offer emerging and early-stage leaders a year-long capacity building program to accelerate their ability to advocate and organize for responsible technology. Nominate someone extraordinary.
Founding Team
Sesei Tatebe-Goddu
Chief Executive
Seisei runs the place. She’s spent her career growing teams and programming at groups like The States Project, and Run for Something, and been a senior strategist for clients including World Economic Forum, JP Morgan, Mercy Corps, and Open Society Foundations.
Jonah Sachs
Chief Creative
Jonah leads our communications and design practice — providiing creative strategy, branding and communications coaching to our partner campaigns. Jonah is a bestselling author, international lecturer, and co-founder of the social change ad firm, Free Range Studios. He has been a key advisor to tech leaders like Tristan Harris, Aza Raskin and Justin Rosenstein.
Garrick Delzell
Chief Strategy
Garrick leads the creation of digital, field, and grassroots campaign strategies. He provides mentorship from high-level theory of change and legislative strategy creation down to day-to-day campaign tactics. Garrick brings 25 years of local and national campaign experience including serving as the COO for a 2020 presidential bid and building the nation’s premier climate advocacy coalition.