{{Short description|American entrepreneur and software designer}} {{Use mdy dates|date=January 2024}} {{Infobox person | name = Aharon Wasserman | image = | alt = | caption = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1986|12|11}} | birth_place = Bridgeton, New Jersey, United States | education = Rutgers–New Brunswick<br/><small>(Political Science, did not finish)<ref name=NJNews>{{cite news|last=Taniguchi|first=Lauren|title=Forbes 30 Under 30 list features technology leader Aharon Wasserman of Bridgeton|url=http://www.nj.com/cumberland/index.ssf/2011/12/forbes_30_under_30_list_featur.html|access-date=January 11, 2012|newspaper=The News of Cumberland County|date=December 20, 2011}}</ref> </small> | known_for = Co-founder of NationalField<br/>Featured in ''Forbes'' 30 Under 30<ref name=Forbes>{{cite news|last=Hill|first=Kashmir|title=30 Under 30: NationalField Thinks Your Business Needs Its Own Social Network|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/kashmirhill/2011/12/19/30-under-30-nationalfield-thinks-your-business-needs-its-own-social-network/|access-date=January 10, 2012|newspaper=Forbes|date=December 19, 2011}}</ref> | occupation = Entrepreneur, chief product officer | website = [http://www.nationalfield.com nationalfield.com] }}
'''Aharon Wasserman''' (born December 11, 1986) is an American entrepreneur and software designer. He currently serves as the vice president of creative and marketing for NGP VAN, the data company at the center of the Democratic Party's technology infrastructure.<ref name=AdExchanger>{{cite news|last=Hercher|first=James|title=What Becomes Of A Campaign's Data Assets When A Presidential Run Is Suspended?|url=https://adexchanger.com/politics/what-becomes-of-a-campaigns-data-assets-when-a-presidential-run-is-suspended/|access-date=November 16, 2016|publisher=AdExchanger|date=March 1, 2016}}</ref><ref name=politico2>{{cite news|last=Scola|first=Nancy|title=Sanders data controversy spotlights powerful gatekeeper|url=https://www.politico.com/story/2015/12/bernie-sanders-dnc-data-breach-217016|access-date=November 16, 2016|publisher=Politico|date=December 20, 2012}}</ref> He co-founded NationalField, a company started on the Barack Obama 2008 presidential campaign to help monitor the daily activities of the sprawling grassroots effort with Justin Lewis and Edward Saatchi.<ref name=Politico>{{cite news|last=Smith|first=Ben|title=Dem campaigns use new software to tally hard numbers|url=https://www.politico.com/story/2011/06/dem-campaigns-embrace-new-software-057443|access-date=January 11, 2012|newspaper=Politico|date=June 21, 2011}}</ref><ref name=RollingStone>{{cite news|last=Dickinson|first=Tim|title=Inside Obama's Campaign|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/news/hope-2-0-inside-obamas-campaign-20120329|access-date=November 16, 2016|publisher=Rolling Stone|date=March 29, 2012}}</ref>
==Early life and education== Wasserman was born to Keith Wasserman and Betsy Riley-Wasserman in Bridgeton, New Jersey. He studied political science at the New Brunswick campus of Rutgers University,<ref name=NJNews /> but left before graduation to devote himself full-time to Barack Obama's 2008 presidential campaign.<ref name=Politico/> Despite rumors that he is the nephew of the chair of the Democratic National Committee, Debbie Wasserman Schultz, Wasserman has stated that they are not related.<ref>[https://twitter.com/AharonWasserman/status/678061075926007808 Aharon Wasserman Tweet, December 18, 2015]</ref>
==Career== While working for the Obama campaign, Wasserman attained the position of deputy field director in Georgia and regional field director in Ohio.<ref name=Netroots>{{cite web|title=Aharon Wasserman |url=http://www.netrootsnation.org/speakers/2010?uid=9624 |work=Netroots Nation |access-date=January 11, 2012}}{{dead link|date=June 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes}}</ref> His duties put him into contact with fellow volunteers, Justin Lewis and Edward Saatchi.<ref name=WaPo>{{cite news|last=Overly|first=Stephen|title=From the campaign trail to the corporate office, NationalField looks to broaden its software business|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/capitalbusiness/from-the-campaign-trail-to-the-corporate-office-nationalfield-looks-to-broaden-its-software-business/2011/10/13/gIQAwD39oL_story.html|access-date=January 11, 2012|newspaper=Washington Post|date=October 16, 2011}}</ref><ref name=WSJ>{{cite news|last=Simon|first=Ruth|title=Profiting From Politics Proves Challenging for Startups|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/profiting-from-politics-proves-challenging-for-startups-1464207501|access-date=November 16, 2016|publisher=Wall Street Journal|date=May 25, 2016}}</ref> Sharing a frustration with the cumbersome task of tallying voter registration and keeping track of other campaign data, the three created a software platform that allowed them to more easily manage communications within their teams.<ref name=WaPo /> The system quickly became popular and was eventually adopted in multiple branches of the campaign, leading to its present commercial form, NationalField.<ref name=Telegraph>{{cite news|last=Moulds|first=Josephine|title=Edward Saatchi's private social network aims to make businesses more democratic|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/mediatechnologyandtelecoms/digital-media/8799510/Edward-Saatchis-private-social-network-aims-to-make-businesses-more-democratic.html|access-date=January 11, 2012|newspaper=Telegraph|date=October 1, 2011}}</ref> Wasserman served as the company's president and chief product officer until its acquisition by NGP VAN.<ref name=Politico /> In 2011, he and the other co-founders were named in ''Forbes'' magazine's 30 Under 30.<ref name=Forbes />
On November 14, 2014, NationalField was acquired by NGP VAN.<ref name=Buzzfeed>{{cite news|last=Warzel|first=Charlie|title=In The Tech Trenches, The 2016 Campaign Is Well Under Way|url=https://www.buzzfeed.com/charliewarzel/in-the-tech-trenches-the-2016-campaign-is-well-under-way#.hnbmddKpGn}}</ref>
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