Name: Amelia Friedman
Current city: Washington, DC
Current job: Co-Founder & COO at Hatch Apps & DC Board Chair for the Vinetta Project
Past job: Executive Director at the Student Language Exchange
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Name: Bobby Franklin
Current city: Washington, D.C.
Current job: President & CEO of the National Venture Capital Association (NVCA)
Past job: Executive Vice President of the Cellular Telecommunications Industry Association (CTIA)
Name: Cris Turner
Current city: Washington, D.C.
Current job: Vice President & Head of Office for the Americas, Dell
Past job: Cybersecurity and U.S. federal sales advocate @ Dell, IT association lobbyist, U.S. appropriations advocate for local governments
Name: Eric Ebenstein
Current city: Washington, DC
Current job: Director of Public Policy at TikTok
Past job: Head of North America Public Policy at DJI; State Government Affairs Executive at POET
Name: Evan Engstrom
Current city: San Francisco, CA
Current job: Executive Director, Engine
Past job: Attorney, Farella Braun + Martel
Name: Chelsea Harrison
Current city: San Francisco, CA
Current job: Senior Communications Manager at Lyft
Past job: Press Secretary, Rep. Ed Royce
Name: Travis Considine
Current city: Austin, TX
Current job: Communications Manager, Uber
Past job: Press Secretary, Rick Perry
Name: Reid Vineis
Current city: Los Angeles, CA
Current job: Director of Digital, Majority Strategies
Past job: Sr. Manager, Strategic Public Partners
Name: Carolyn Rodz
Current city: Houston, TX
Current job: Founder and CEO, Alice
Past job: Serial Entrepreneur
Name: Maiko Nakagaki
Current city: Washington, DC
Current job: Strategic Partnerships and Development Manager at Alliance for Affordable Internet/Web Foundation
Past job: Global Social Impact + Tech + Open Internet Specialist at Center for International Private Enterprise/US Chamber of Commerce; International Finance Corporation (IFC), White & Case LLP
Name: Emily Pierce
Current city: Washington, D.C.
Current job: Senior Vice President at Vrge Strategies
Past job: Acting Director of Public Affairs & Principal Deputy Director at the U.S. Department of Justice, Deputy Editor/Senate and House Editor for Roll Call
Name: Missy Cortese Foxman
Current city: Washington, DC
Current job: Director of Federal Government Relations for the Entertainment Software Association (ESA)
Past job: Executive Director of the Women's High-Tech Coalition
Name: Abin Kuriakose
Current city: Chicago, IL
Current job: ChicagoNEXT Director, World Business Chicago
Past job: Deputy Chief of Staff, Cook County Illinois Board of Commissioners (Tenth District); Public Engagement Strategies, 270 Strategies; Senior Advisor, Chicago City Council Asian American Caucus
Name: Michelle Stephenson
Current city: Washington, D.C. and Kailua, Hawai'i
Current job: Chief Revenue Officer, EveryAction and NGP VAN
Past job: Executive Director, EveryAction
Name: Erika Mozes
Current city: New York, NY
Current job: Co-Founder & COO, Hyr
Past job: Public Affairs Exec - McDonald's, Coca-Cola, GSK, Johnson & Johnson
Name: Jedidiah Yueh
Current city: Newport Coast, CA
Current job: Bestselling Author of *Disrupt or Die*, Delphix Executive Chairman and Founder
Past job: Delphix Founder and CEO, Avamar Founder and CEO
Name: Jennifer McCloskey
Current city: Washington, DC
Current job: Senior Director, Tax Policy, Information Technology Industry Council (ITI)
Past job: Senior Policy Advisor, U.S. Senator Robert P. Casey, Jr.
Name: Kristina Wilcox
Current city: Washington, DC
Current job: Executive Director, Women's High Tech Coalition
Past job: Capitol Hill Consulting Group
Name: Jeff Berkowitz
Current city: Washington, DC
Current job: Founder and CEO of Delve
Past job: Research Director @ RNC, Bush White House, & Giuliani for President; Advisor on Public Diplomacy @ U.S. State Department
Name: Erin Bzymek
Current city: Washington, DC
Current job: Media and public relations at MWWPR
Past job: Press secretary at BlueGreen Alliance