Jed Alpert

Jed Alpert is founder and CEO of Mobile Commons, the leading mobile technology company focusing on cause-related marketing, campaigns and advocacy. Mobile Commons customers include: Aveda, CREDO, The New York State Democratic Committee, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, the NRDC, the National Alliance for Hispanic Health, the United Nations, Save Darfur, People for the American Way, UFCW, SEIU and the ACLU. Mobile Commons was recently named a "Fast Company Magazine Fast Fifty Company." Prior to founding Mobile Commons, Jed served as the president of Sunshine Amalgamedia and created innovative marketing and sponsorship programs for clients such as Justin Timberlake, Britney Spears, Samsung and Pepsi. As a partner at Rudolph and Beer, Jed's practice focused on entertainment and media law. He was also an associate at Paul Weiss. Jed has produced numerous feature films, including Sunday, winner of the 1997 Sundance Film Festival Grand Jury Prize. He serves on the board of Riverkeeper and has also served on the boards of a number of film festivals and arts organizations, including Genart, the Newport Film Festival, and Thread Waxing Space. Jed holds a B.A. from Connecticut College and a J.D. from Cardozo School of Law.