— Andrew’s Bio —
Andrew is a business leader, entrepreneur, and published author on civic engagement. He has made a career working for some of the most admired companies in the world, covering business strategy, healthcare, technology innovation, and advising numerous veteran and women owned small businesses. Today he works closely with Federal & Defense Agencies working on topics like government efficiency, technology & innovation, and artificial intelligence. He serves on the Business Council for Business for America – helping to work with the business community on civic and electoral issues – and was previously awarded a business fellowship with the Sandbox International Community of Entrepreneurs.
Growing up in Bucks County informed Andrew’s civic and entrepreneurial spirit, starting by being newspaper carrier with The Intelligencer in Doylestown. Andrew has taught immigrants English as a Second Language in South Philadelphia, provided pro bono support to advancing policy for low-income working communities, and founded a consulting corps engaging over 100 volunteers providing over $250,000 in volunteer services to community organizations. More recently, Andrew founded Drift to Join designed to bring new innovations and new ways to engage the next generation – working alongside many national, regional and local organizations such as the ListenFirst Project, BridgeUSA, Generation Citizen, Business for America, Citizen University, the American Exchange Project, the National Conference on Citizenship (NCOC).
Andrew is also the author of Engaged, a personal reflection on civic and political engagement and their importance to American democracy. After a decade of engagement with civic organizations and political campaigns, he was inspired to investigate, learn and write about how to revive our citizens' belief and involvement in American democracy. His writing on civics, unity, and political polarization has been featured in the Stanford Social Innovation Review, the Bucks County Courier Times, and the University of Pennsylvania Gazette.
Andrew lives in Bucks County Pennsylvania with his wife and two boys, and serves on numerous local political and civic boards. He holds a BA from Pennsylvania State University at University Park and a MA from the University of Pennsylvania.




