Shabbir Safdar AKA Shabbir Imber Safdar Born: c. 1965 Birthplace: St. Louis, MO
Gender: Male Race or Ethnicity: White Sexual orientation: Straight Occupation: Activist, Business Party Affiliation: Democratic Nationality: United States Executive summary: Internet PR guru Shabbir Safdar is the founder of Virilion (formerly Mindshare Interactive Campaigns), a company which helps political activists, non-profit organizations and candidates make better use of the Internet. He was a founder of the Voters Telecommunications Watch, and coordinated the first "Internet Day of Protest" in 1995, rallying activists against the Communications Decency Act. His clients include the American Civil Liberties Union, the Electronic Privacy Information Center, and the Electronic Frontier Foundation, and his work earned Safdar the EFF's Pioneer Award in 1996. Father: Darryl Anderson (stepfather) Mother: Linda McNeil Anderson (d. 2007) Sister: Brooke Hawryszko Sister: Sameena Kluck Sister: Zareena Koch Brother: Curt Anderson (step-brother) Sister: Wendy Ruona (step-sister) Wife: Sarah (one son) Son: Moishe (b. 2005)
University: BS Computer Science, Purdue University
Virilion Co-Founder
Goldman Sachs VP Information Security (1992-96)
Washington DC Technology Council Board of Directors (2003)
Gephardt for President Voters Telecommunications Watch Co-Founder
EFF Pioneer Award 1996
Official Website: http://www.truthypr.com/
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