Rhiza Labs CEO Appointed to President Obama’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology

"Rhiza Labs CEO, Josh Knauer, has been appointed to a subcommittee of President Barack Obama’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST)....[He] will begin his contribution to the Council by helping the Working Group on Biodiversity Preservation and Ecosystem Sustainability (BPES) identify research priorities and best practices in data management, necessary for protecting biodiversity and managing ecosystems. Josh is also leading an initiative to deliver recommendations for standardizing how open data can be defined, collected and published by federal agencies. As a pioneer of open data initiatives for non-profit and government clients, Josh has first hand experience helping organizations be more effective in data sharing, analysis and visualization and systems that facilitate collaboration...."