Anil Dash
Writer and technologist; blogs at anildash.com; was CEO of Glitch; co-founder of antitech.
At a glance
Roles
Stack Overflow (before)
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- Anil Dash is an American technologist and writer who has blogged at anildash.com since 1999.
- He was the first employee of Six Apart, makers of Movable Type and TypePad, co-founded ThinkUp with Gina Trapani, and became CEO of Fog Creek Software in December 2016, renamed Glitch in 2018 and acquired by Fastly in 2022.
- In 2014 he and Kevin McCoy co-created Monegraph, called the first NFT.
- He is now principal and co-founder of antitech, sits on the board of the Electronic Frontier Foundation and chairs the Lower East Side Girls Club.
Key facts
- Born
- September 5, 19751
- Blog
- anildash.com, from 19991
- Glitch
- CEO from December 2016 (as Fog Creek Software, renamed Glitch in 2018); acquired by Fastly in 20221
- Boards
- Electronic Frontier Foundation (from 2022); chair, Lower East Side Girls Club (from 2017); Stack Overflow, from 2012 to 2022; MIT Press management board (from 2026)2
- Now
- Principal and co-founder, antitech (as of October 2026)2
- Awards
- Webby Lifetime Achievement Award with Kevin McCoy (2022)1
Roles
Before
On the board of until 2022
Links
Sources
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