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| Alex Gabriel |
Alex Gabriel, a Democratic strategist who worked on the Biden presidential campaign, has joined Gorillas Technologies as its senior manager for US public affairs.
Berlin-based Gorillas is an ultrafast food delivery service that launched in New York City last year and serves Manhattan and parts of Brooklyn and Queens.
Gabriel served as political manager for the LGBTQ Victory Fund and senior advisor for engagement at Biden for president.
He also did a stint as deputy senior advisor for former NYC mayor Bill de Blasio for the Stonewall 50 celebration and public policy/PA analyst for Airbnb.
Gorillas has more than 14K employees and serves more than 60 cities, including London, Paris, Amsterdam, Munich, Madrid and Milan
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