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Jay Byrne is president of v-Fluence Interactive. He has more than 25 years experience in public affairs and issues management. He has provided strategic communications support to multinational corporations, academic institutions, non-profits and government agencies.
He has held senior communication positions with the Monsanto Company, the Clinton Administration and a number of congressional and local political offices.
Byrne is a co-author of "Let them Eat Precaution: How politics is undermining the genetic revolution in agriculture," published by the American Enterprise Institute.
Byrne is a frequent conference and workshop speaker on new media communications, digital strategy and online influence topics.
SHARE Sunday, February 26, 2012 Malaysian Social Media Week serves as model
Malaysian social media week participant and former USAID official Jay Byrne writes that conference serves as potential model for other countries struggling with digital democracy.