Biography
As co-founder and CEO of POPVOX and Executive Director of the nonprofit POPVOX Foundation, Marci Harris is passionate about using technology for good. She developed the idea for the POPVOX civic technology platform while working as a Congressional staffer with the Ways and Means Health subcommittee from 2008-2010. Marci has rich experience unifying communities, including leading redevelopment in Jackson, Tennessee after a 2003 tornado and advising FEMA and Puerto Rico’s government on recovery strategies following the 2018 hurricanes. Marci makes regular contributions to Congressional modernization, testifying before the House Select Committee on Modernization and co-writing tech recommendations for the American Political Science Association’s Presidential Task Force. During the pandemic, she guided Congress’ adoption of remote technologies and workflows. In 2023, she initiated the first staff level information-sharing sessions around the use of AI in the legislative branch and has become an internationally recognized expert on AI for parliaments. Marci is a lecturer in political science at San Jose State University and adjunct professor at the University of San Francisco. She holds a B.A. from Franklin University Lugano, Switzerland, a J.D. from the University of Memphis, an LL.M. from American University, and has held fellowships at New America and the Harvard Kennedy School’s Ash Center for Democratic Governance and Innovation.
Marci is a lecturer in political science at San Jose State University and adjunct professor at the University of San Francisco. She holds a B.A. from Franklin University Lugano, Switzerland, a J.D. from the University of Memphis, and an LL.M. from American University.
