Management Team
With diverse experience in technology, online communications, and large scale product development, the team is focused on increasing civic engagement and developing technology for the greater good.
Daniel Goldman,
Chief Executive
Daniel Goldman founded Edge Driven to merge his drive to
meaningfully contribute to society with his two decades of using
technology for education and community building. In 1983,
Daniel created one of the leading early online communities, "The
Inner Circle" BBS, a popular and innovative early bulletin board
service. Daniel had the privilege of developing the PC
versions of Will Wright's products SimCity, SimAnt and SimEarth,
which have sold over a million copies. In 1994, Daniel
co-founded online company Planet Optigon; as its CEO, his team
created and launched the first national Total Entertainment Network,
partnering with over 20 leading computer entertainment companies.
Total Entertainment Network became Pogo.com and sold to Electronic
Arts in 2001. During this time he helped the World Health
Organization create educational simulations for health workers, and
assisted the Environmental Protection Agency in implementing
SuperFund site cleanup tools. Just prior to founding
Edge Driven, Daniel was VP Product Development and COO of Posit
Science, a neuroscience-based brain-fitness game company founded by
Dr. Michael Merzenich.
Daniel received a BA in Computer Science from UC Berkeley, and did
graduate studies in Cognitive Psychology/Neuroscience at
Wes Harris, Chief
of Operations
Wes Harris has spent much of his career developing web-based
marketing technologies and entertainment properties to connect
people to one another.
He managed online production, including web development and online
presence, and served as Director of Product Marketing for VIZ
Media, the #1 publisher in the fast-growing manga book category and
producer of several top shows on Cartoon Network. Prior to VIZ
Media, Wes developed ran a national online services platform as
Managing Director for Global VR, a leading arcade game manufacturer.
While at Global VR, he developed and deployed successful automated
online marketing services to allow the company to reach its users
and players with timely, individually-targeted information.
Wes founded an animation and art development studio called Secret
Weapon, which produced multimedia assets for such industry leaders
as Electronic Arts and Sony before being acquired by Global VR.
As VP of Marketing and Business Development for White Wolf
Publishing he helped the company grow to the #2 spot in the hobby
game industry as well as spearheading licensing initiatives to game,
television and entertainment companies, including a large catalog of
licensed merchandise and a prime-time television show on the Fox
Network with Spelling Entertainment.
Lilian Chou,
Chief of Strategic Relationships
Lilian joined Edge Driven to bring together her commitment to
volunteerism and strong interest in environmental and woman's issues
with her experience in helping business partners to be more
successful. Lilian started the in-house recycling programs for Liz
Claiborne, helped to found and run the
For the past 15 years, Lilian Chou has been employed in diverse
industries with some of the most competitive companies in the world:
Autodesk, a $1.8 Billion company focused on design software, and Liz
Claiborne, a $4.9 Billion fashion industry leader.
Throughout her career, Lilian's focus has been on Business Strategy,
Business Development, Partner Development and Sales. She is
known for her ability to successfully build new business segments,
to turn failing business segments around and to handle high level
executive relationships.
Carlo A Latasa,
Chief Software Architect
Carlo has been at the forefront of new technology development
throughout his career.
He has designed a wide variety of online and technology
applications, products and solutions for industries ranging from
Aerospace to Information Technology to GPS.
Carlo is experienced managing development of high quality solutions
with on time delivery.
For Raytek, one of the world's leading suppliers of industrial
measurement instruments, he led the development of mass produced
commercial electronics products.
He has managed development of online banking and benefits
applications for Fortune 500 companies.
Most recently he combined his passion for developing
practical technologies and brining individuals together when working
to help create Garmin Connect, an online community for outdoor
enthusiasts, built around Garmin brands.
Carlo brings over 10 years of object oriented software design and
architecture and over 20 years of system analysis and design.
He has his B.S. from Cal Poly SLO in Electrical Engineering
Technology and a M.S. from UCLA in Materials Science.