Hassan Ali

Hassan S. Ali, 23, is the founder of Tame The Bear, a comedic blogazine and video website aimed at satirizing the current financial crisis. As an alum of the University of Chicago, where he was news editor of the Chicago Maroon student newspaper, he had close ties to the journalism community at NIU.

Prior to Tame The Bear, he served as the co-creator, director, and co-producer of Current TV's comedic "Joe Gets..." and "What's Wrong With..." series from 2005-2008.