I am Brian Wolatz, a Computer Scientist and advocate for Internet Freedom. My debut book, “The Gig Society,” focuses on regulating the tech industry in accordance to traditional American values. I am a technologist myself, a Software Engineer, and I infuse my technical knowledge of the Internet to provide ideas and propose policy around the Internet’s future. I’m inspired by the movement for the unimpeded flow of ideas, speech, and content on the Internet, and set out to write my book in an attempt to both warn and educate about the threats posed by modern technology.

Omaha is my city- I was born here, raised here, graduated high school and college here, and live here currently. I graduated as a Scott Scholar from the University of Nebraska at Omaha with a degree in Computer Science, a concentration on Internet Technologies, a minor in Management Information Systems, and a certificate in Systems Development. I’ve developed software for several Omaha-headquartered companies, such Union Pacific, a Fortune 200 company, and my current company Avantas. I work as a full-stack developer responsible for database, back-end, and front-end technologies.

I am married to my high school sweetheart, and we have two children. Personally, I enjoy metal music and spending time on my computer- playing games, browsing the web, watching streams and videos, and of course researching and writing my book. I have also been a Type-1 Diabetic since I was 18.