Alex Skatell

Alex Skatell is an American entrepreneur and former Republican political advisor. He was previously the Digital Director for the Republican Governors Association and Media Director of the National Republican Senatorial Committee. He developed the software application iShout which became a top 25 game in the iPhone App Store. He also founded the viral news website Independent Journal Review.
Early career
As an undergraduate at Clemson University, Skatell invented iShout, an iPhone application reviewed in Gizmodo and featured in the "What's Hot" section of ITunes app store. At 22, he took up the position of Director of New Media and Technology for the Republican Governor's Association. In this position, he organized new media training sessions for thirty-seven gubernatorial campaigns and lead a multimillion-dollar advertising effort. When election results were in, there were nine more Republican governors than in the previous cycle. After that, Skatell became the Digital Director for the National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC).
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In 2012, Skatell used $40,000 from the profits on iShout to launch the Independent Journal Review. He hired his friend Bert Atkinson to fill the position of editor and chief writer. a parent company that owns the Independent Journal Review and IMGE, a digital advocacy agency with clients ranging from Boeing, General Dynamics, BMW, and General Electric. Skatell, in his role as IMGE founder, also became digital director for in the 2013 Federal Election. In that position, he served on the campaign to elect Tony Abbott to Prime Minister. In January 2016, Skatell was named one of WIRED magazine's "20 Tech Insiders" ahead of the 2016 presidential campaign. Skatell was also named to Forbes '30 Under 30' list in media in 2016.
For his work with Australian election campaigns, Skatell won the American Association of Political Consultants' Gold Pollie award for the world's best digital campaign. He also won the same agency's gold and silver awards for best developed political apps.
As of 2017 Skatell was a member of several advisory boards; including the Clemson University Arthur M. Spiro Institute for Entrepreneurial Leadership, the Georgetown University Institute of Politics and Public Service, Digital Content Next, and the News Media Alliance.

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