Gone too soon

TechCommunity saddened by the death of one of their own


Jake Brewer, an avid cyclist and a senior policy
advisor to U.S. Chief Technology Officer Megan
Smith, passed away during a charity bike ride this
weekend.
Brewer, 34, of Alexandria, died Saturday afternoon
when his bicycle went out of control at a sharp
curve while on a two-day, 150-mile bike ride to
cure cancer, the Washington Post reported .
Brewer worked on several tech initiatives and
recently on the White House Demo Day. He led
global policy, external affairs, and new product
development for Change.org before joining the
Obama administration.
“We set out to recruit the best of the best to join
their government and help us harness the power of
technology and data to innovate new solutions for
the 21st century. Simply put, Jake was one of the
best,” wrote President Obama in a statement
Sunday.
Many in the tech community and those who worked
closely with Brewer have tweeted their
condolences.