Lili Gangas
Name
Lili Gangas
Organization/Company Affiliation (full name)
Kapor Foundation
Position Title
Chief Technology Community Officer
Speaker Bio
Lili Gangas is the Chief Technology Community Officer at the Kapor Foundation, a private foundation at the intersection of technology and racial justice, providing research and thought leadership, operating programs, supporting strategic partnerships and investments to increase diversity across the tech ecosystem--from K-12 education through entrepreneurship and venture capital - aiming to level the playing field in tech. Lili co-leads the Kapor Center’s Equitable Tech Policy Initiative, focusing on inclusive technology policy and special interests in closing the digital divide, scaling new tech workforce models, advocating for responsible emerging technologies, such as AI, and providing foundational support across civic engagement issues and tech-enabled civic organizations. Lili's tech fellowships include Omidyar Network's Digital Luminaries and New America CA focused on tech for good, and served on the FCC’s Consumer Advisory Committee.

Before coming to the Kapor Center, Lili was an Associate Principal at Accenture Technology Labs, a Sr. Associate at Booz Allen, and a Sr. Multi-Disciplined Software Engineer at Raytheon Space and Airborne Systems. Lili holds an MBA from New York University Stern School of Business and a B.S. in Electrical Engineering from the University of Southern California.

Lili is also the co-founder of 2x Emmy NorCal award-winning LTXConnect.org - a platform elevating rising Latinx/e voices at the intersection of culture, innovation, inclusion, and opportunity, through partnerships, programs, and technology.