Announcing Tech:NYC’s New Board
Today, we have an exciting announcement to share: Tech:NYC has expanded its Board to 60 members, including many who founded startups in NYC, to help guide the organization and the broader tech community through a crucial next phase of growth.
Learn more about each of the members here.
Industry leaders already active on Tech:NYC’s Board and Leadership Council will transition to the new Board, along with 30 new members, including Scott Belsky (Chief Strategy Officer, Adobe), Jay Carney (Global Head of Policy & Communications, Airbnb), Lara Davis (Chief Strategy Officer, Yahoo), Darío Gil (Senior Vice President & Director of Research, IBM), Naomi Gleit (Head of Product, Meta), Eric Glyman (Co-founder & CEO, Ramp), Dustee Jenkins (Chief Public Affairs Officer, Spotify), Martin Mignot (Partner, Index Ventures), Raina Moskowitz (Chief Operating Officer, Etsy), Frank Reig (Co-founder & CEO, Revel), Kelly Sims (Partner, Thrive Capital), and Jarrid Tingle (Co-founder & Managing Partner, Harlem Capital).
Fred Wilson, Co-founder and Partner of Union Square Ventures, will remain Chairman of the Board, and Eli Polanco (Founder & CEO, Nivelo), Kevin Ryan (Founder & CEO, AlleyCorp), Julie Samuels (President & Executive Director, Tech:NYC), and Reshma Saujani (Founder, Moms First and Girls Who Code), will serve on the Board’s Executive Committee. Additionally, Jennifer Cruickshank, Director of Public Policy and Community Affairs at Amazon, will chair Tech:NYC’s Policy Committee.
“New York City’s vibrant tech landscape continues to power our city’s economic recovery, helping to foster a culture of innovation in both the public and private sectors,” said New York City Mayor Eric Adams. “I have been proud to work hand-in-hand with leaders young and old, established and emerging, to expand opportunity, promote broad-based prosperity, and build out a pipeline to local talent. This expanded board represents a cross-section of this diverse and burgeoning industry. I wish them and Tech:NYC continued success, and I look forward to continuing our partnership to make New York City the most innovative city in the world.”
“The continued strength of the city’s tech sector presents an opportune moment to re-galvanize and reorganize our leadership with some of the most prominent members of New York’s tech ecosystem,” said Julie Samuels, President & Executive Director of Tech:NYC. “Bringing these new voices to our Board will better equip Tech:NYC to continue serving the tech community and New Yorkers at large, particularly as emerging technologies like AI continue to grow and become indispensable to the city’s economy.”
“When we launched Tech:NYC in 2016, our goal was to establish an effective and unified voice for New York’s growing tech industry that could communicate its impact and needs to policymakers, investors, and all New Yorkers,” said Fred Wilson, Chair, Tech:NYC Board of Directors. “Tech:NYC has played this role since its founding, and I am confident that the wealth of expertise on our new Board of Directors is well-equipped to continue advocating for the industry through future opportunities and challenges.”
Tech:NYC has grown from five to over 800 member companies since its founding seven years ago, allowing increased participation in policymaking, industry development, workforce development, and economic growth. By expanding the Board and integrating more homegrown companies, Tech:NYC will continue this important work at a time when all stakeholders must work together to ensure emerging tech such as AI is deployed safely, efficiently, and for the benefit of all New Yorkers.
The full Board list includes:
Tasso Argyros, Founder & CEO, ActionIQ
Donnel Baird, Founder & CEO, BlocPower
Caryn Seidman Becker, CEO & Chair, CLEAR
Scott Belsky, Chief Strategy Officer, Adobe
Aaron Block, Co-founder & Managing Partner, MetaProp
Matt Blumberg, Co-founder & CEO, Bolster
Neil Blumenthal, Co-founder & Co-CEO, Warby Parker
Peter Boyce II, Founder & Managing Partner, Stellation Capital
Jay Carney, Global Head of Policy and Communications, Airbnb
Anthony Casalena, Founder & CEO, Squarespace
Jimmy Chen, Founder & CEO, Propel
Edward Chiu, Co-founder & CEO, Catalyst
Wole Coaxum, Founder & CEO, MoCaFi
Everett Cook, Co-founder & CEO, Rho
Lara Davis, Chief Strategy Officer, Yahoo
Brian Distelburger, Co-founder, Yext
Amanda Eilian, Co-founder & Partner, Able Partners
Irving Fain, Founder & CEO, Bowery Farming
William Floyd, Head of US State and Local Government Affairs & Public Policy, Google
Darío Gil, Senior Vice President and Director of Research, IBM
Naomi Gleit, Head of Product, Meta
Eric Glyman, Co-founder & CEO, Ramp
Michael Gordon, Chief Operating and Financial Officer, MongoDB
Matt Gorin, Co-founder & Managing Partner, Contour Venture Partners
Kendall Handler, Executive Vice President & Chief Legal Officer, IAC
Matt Harrigan, Founding Partner & CEO, Company Ventures
Bruce Jackson, Associate General Counsel & Managing Director, Microsoft
Rachel Jarrett, Co-CEO, Zola
Dustee Jenkins, Chief Public Affairs Officer, Spotify
Harry Kargman, Founder & CEO, Kargo
Brett Keller, CEO, Priceline
Mary-Catherine Lader, Chief Operating Officer, Uniswap
Sam Li, Co-founder and CEO, Thoropass
Oliver Libby, Co-founder & Managing Partner, H/L Ventures
Susan Lyne, Co-founder & Managing Partner, BBG Ventures
Nihal Mehta, Co-founder and General Partner, Eniac Ventures
Josh Mendelsohn, Managing Partner, Hangar
Martin Mignot, Partner, Index Ventures
Raina Moskowitz, Chief Operating Officer, Etsy
Mark Murphy, President, Digital Currency Group
Charlie O’Donnell, Founder & General Partner, Brooklyn Bridge Ventures
Brian O’Kelley, Co-founder & CEO, Scope3
Laura Peterson, Senior Managing Director, Accenture
Serkan Piantino, Head of Product, Reddit
Eli Polanco, Founder & CEO, Nivelo
Daniel Ramot, Co-founder & CEO, Via
Frank Reig, Co-founder & CEO, Revel
Zachariah Reitano, Co-founder & CEO, Ro
Kevin Ryan, Founder & CEO, AlleyCorp
Kate Ryder, Founder & CEO, Maven
Julie Samuels, President & Executive Director, Tech:NYC
Reshma Saujani, Founder & CEO, Moms First; Founder, Girls Who Code
Mario Schlosser, Co-founder & President of Technology, Oscar Health
Jordan Schneidman, Principal, Deloitte
Mike Seckler, CEO, Justworks
Kelly Sims, Partner, Thrive Capital
Stuart Sopp, Founder & CEO, Current
Carolyn Starrett, CEO, Flatiron Health
Jarrid Tingle, Co-founder & Managing Partner, Harlem Capital
Fred Wilson, Co-founder & Partner, Union Square Ventures
Carly Zakin, Co-founder & Co-CEO, theSkimm