Washington, D.C. — TechNet, the national, bipartisan network of innovation economy CEOs and senior executives, today named David London as its Vice President of State Policy and Politics. Based in Washington, D.C., London will lead TechNet’s advocacy efforts across all 50 states. He assumes the role on Tuesday, October 9.

“David London is a proven leader with a track record of delivering results throughout his 17-year career working on tech policy at the state level, and we are thrilled he will lead TechNet’s state advocacy team,” said Linda Moore, President and CEO of TechNet. “The tech sector’s economic impact is evident in every state, and David will help us ensure policymakers in every capital across the country understand the policies needed to keep building on this economic success and drive even more job creation, innovation, and investment in the states.”

In joining TechNet, London said, “TechNet has a well-earned reputation as the strongest voice driving pro-innovation policies at the state level, and I am honored to join the team. With so many of today’s most important tech policy debates playing out at the state and local levels, I look forward to being a voice for America’s innovators in making sure the tech sector remains an indispensable engine of economic opportunity and innovation that improves people’s lives.”

Of London’s hiring, John Doerr, Chair of Kleiner Perkins Caufield Byers and TechNet Co-founder & Executive Council member, said: