David D. Burstein, 23, is a writer, filmmaker, and passionate believer in the millennial generation. His book Fast Future: How the Millennials are Shaping Our World will be released in February. In 2006, David founded Generation18, a leading nonpartisan youth voter engagement organization. The organization grew out of the 2007 documentary film, 18 in '08, which David directed and produced. During the 2008 election campaign, Generation18 led a major national campaign to register, engage, and mobilize young voters for the 2008 election. This initiative succeeded in registering over 25,000 new voters, hosting over 1,000 events in 35 states, holding youth policy forums with Senatorial and Congressional candidates, and a get-out-the-vote PSA series featuring Olivia Wilde and Maggie Gyllenhaal among other stars. For his work he was honored with a 2009 DoSomething Award and his story was featured on millions of Doritos bags. In 2012, David released a follow up film, Up to Us, which focuses on why young people are still engaged in the political process despite being deeply impacted by the economic crisis. The film is currently on a nationwide tour in advance of the election. David is a frequent speaker and commentator on millennials, social innovation, and politics and serves as a consultant to not-for-profits and brands on understanding and engaging with millennials. David also serves as the Co-Director of the Bluhm/Helfand Social Innovation Fellowship, which provides grants and other support to young social entrepreneurs in order to help grow their impact. He has appeared on CNN, FOX News, NPR, ABC Evening News, and C-SPAN, and been featured in The New York Times, USA Today, The Boston Globe, and The Philadelphia Inquirer. He is a graduate of NYU’s Gallatin School of Individualized Study.