A serial entrepreneur, Casey is focused on creating solutions that inspire people to explore, experiment and grow. Casey used his background in computer science to create the original Couchsurfing, which launched in 2003. Couchsurfing is the world's most trusted brand in social travel and peer-to-peer hospitality exchange with more than 9 million members in all 207 countries and territories. He served as executive director of Couchsurfing until 2012 and now serves as chairman of the board. He has also worked in federal and state politics as the director of Internet strategy for the governor of Alaska's US Senate bid and as a legislative aide for the Alaska State House Minority Leader. Casey has a passion for building talented, diverse teams and bringing groundbreaking ideas to life. In 2010, he was elected to the Ashoka Fellowship for contributing new ideas for improving human well-being.