The Hispanic Technology and Telecommunications Partnership (HTTP) is a coalition of national Hispanic organizations working to increase awareness of the impact of technology and telecommunications policy on the U.S. Hispanic community.

HTTP members are nonprofit organizations that support the social, political, and economic advancement of 51 million Americans of Hispanic descent by facilitating access to health care, quality education, economic opportunity, technology tools and resources.

HTTP was formed in 1996 to ensure that the needs and concerns of U.S. Hispanics were represented in policy discussions surrounding the Digital Divide and telecommunications reform.

In its 12 year history, HTTP has emerged as the leading Hispanic voice on telecommunications and technology policy issues. Policymakers have come to rely on HTTP to provide insight into how telecommunications/technology policy changes impact the Hispanic community. HTTP often testifies before Congress and regulatory agencies such as the Federal Communications Commission and the Federal Trade Commission.

Our Executive Director:

Jason A. Llorenz, Esq.
Executive Director, HTTP (Hispanic Technology and Telecommunications Partnership)

As Executive Director of HTTP, Jason leads a coalition of more than twenty national and regional organizations in advocating for policies that facilitate universal access to, and adoption of technology. The coalition advocates at the White House, in Congress and with administrative agencies. Jason is a regular speaker on American innovation, technology entrepreneurship and inclusion of minorities in the technology sector, and has appeared on NPR and in the Washington Post.

Previously, Jason served as senior policy advisor to the National Hispanic Caucus of State Legislators (NHCSL), the nonpartisan membership organization representing the interests of over 300 Hispanic state legislators across the 50 states, the Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico.

Prior to joining NHCSL, Jason was an independent attorney and consultant serving clients in New York and Washington, D.C. This was preceded by service as chief of staff to the Caraway Group, Inc., a two-decade old Washington, D.C.-based strategic communications agency.

Jason began his career as a Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute Law Fellow, through which he clerked for Judge Richard W. Roberts, United States District Court for the District of Columbia.

Originally from Brooklyn, New York City, Jason received his B.A. in Social Sciences from Cazenovia College and J.D. from the State University of New York at Buffalo Law School. He is admitted to the New York State and Washington, DC bars. He serves on the board of the Washington Internship Institute, Inc., as a legal advisor to the Columbia-Harlem Small Business Development Center, and is a broadband ambassador for the Internet Innovation Alliance.