Aaron Batalion

Aaron Batalion is a hacker, entrepreneur, public speaker, senior technology leader, and the co-founder and CTO of LivingSocial, an online marketplace that trades deals on various products and services. Prior to that, he worked at Blockbuster, RevolutionHealth, and HungryMachine. Batalion is a regular speaker on technology and entrepreneurship at conferences such as SxSW, Tech Cocktail, RailsConf, and more. He also invests in and advises startups on product, technology, and growth. Batalion received a B.S. in Computer Science and a B.A. in Asian Studies, with a concentration in Japanese language and religion from Lehigh University. Aaron Batalion lives in San Francisco.