Speakers and PIT Experts

As national discourse and institutional priorities shift, PIT-UN members—researchers, educators, practitioners—and cross-sector leaders offer critical insight into the stakes, challenges, and transformative potential of public interest technology. Our speakers are building careers and scholarship grounded in PIT principles and shaping what PIT looks like across institutions, communities, and geographies.

2024 Summit Speakers

LEAH ALEXANDER

LEAH ALEXANDER

Associate Professor and Chair of the Department of Public Health

School of Global Health at Meharry Medical College

DOLORES ALVARADO

DOLORES ALVARADO

CEO

Community Health Partnership

LUCÍA TRÓCHEZ ARDILA

LUCÍA TRÓCHEZ ARDILA

Senior Consultant

PIT Policy Lab

KELSEY BADGER

KELSEY BADGER

Assistant Professor

Ohio State

AHMED BANAFA

AHMED BANAFA

IDE Faculty & Advisor

San José State University

MAGDALENA L. BARRERA

MAGDALENA L. BARRERA

Vice Provost for Faculty Success, Office of the Provost Professor, Chicana and Chicano Studies

San José State University

LAURA BINGHAM

LAURA BINGHAM

Executive Director Institute for Law, Innovation & Technology (iLIT)

Temple University, Beasley School of Law

ÉTIENNE BROWN

ÉTIENNE BROWN

Associate Professor of Philosophy

San José State University

ERIK CÁRDENAS

ERIK CÁRDENAS

Co-Founder and CEO

Zócalo Health

VINCENT J. DEL CASINO JR.

VINCENT J. DEL CASINO JR.

Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs

San José State University

LILIANA E. CASTRELLÓN

LILIANA E. CASTRELLÓN

Assistant Professor; Co-Coordinator, HELM, Educational Leadership Department

San José State University

SENATOR DAVE CORTESE

SENATOR DAVE CORTESE

CA State Senator

District 15

RENÉE CUMMINGS

RENÉE CUMMINGS

Assistant Professor of the Practice in Data Science

The University of Virginia

KIP DOOLEY

KIP DOOLEY

Communications and Events Manager

Public Interest Technology, New America

GORDON DOUGLAS, PH.D.

GORDON DOUGLAS, PH.D.

Associate Professor and Director, Institute for Metropolitan Studies

SJSU Dept. of Urban & Regional Planning

MARINA FEFERBAUM

MARINA FEFERBAUM

Associate Professor

Battelle Center for Science, FGV São Paulo Law School

LISA FRAZIER

LISA FRAZIER

Senior Researcher

Battelle Center for Science, Engineering and Public Policy

SELA GAGLIA

SELA GAGLIA

Executive Director, Corporate and Foundation Relations

San José State University

LILI GANGAS

LILI GANGAS

Chief Technology Community Officer

Kapor Foundation

ALBERT GEHAMI

ALBERT GEHAMI

Privacy Officer

City of San José

MARISSA GERCHICK

MARISSA GERCHICK

Data Scientist and Algorithmic Justice Specialist

ACLU

LAURI GOLDKIND

LAURI GOLDKIND

Professor

Fordham University

JONATHAN D. GOMEZ

JONATHAN D. GOMEZ

Associate Professor

San José State University

EDUARDO GONZALEZ

EDUARDO GONZALEZ

Program Officer

Civil Justice at the American Academy of Arts and Sciences

EARHARDT GRAEFF

EARHARDT GRAEFF

Associate Professor

Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering

JOSEPH GRZYWACZ

JOSEPH GRZYWACZ

Associate Dean of Research, College of Health and Human Sciences

San José State University

RAYMAR HAMPSHIRE

RAYMAR HAMPSHIRE

Product Lead, Sociotechnical Systems and Inclusive Learning (Braid)

University of Michigan

RUSSELL HANCOCK

RUSSELL HANCOCK

President & CEO

Joint Venture Silicon Valley

BRIAN HOFER

BRIAN HOFER

Chair

City of Oakland Privacy Advisory Commission

DARRA HOFMAN

DARRA HOFMAN

Assistant Professor and Program Coordinator

School of Information at San José State University

MARGARET HU

MARGARET HU

Director of the Digital Democracy Lab

William & Mary Law School

TOBI JEGEDE

TOBI JEGEDE

Data Scientist

ACLU

SYLVESTER A. JOHNSON

SYLVESTER A. JOHNSON

CEO

Corporation for Public Interest Technology

PRIYA KANNAN

PRIYA KANNAN

Dean

SJSU’s Lucas College & Graduate School of Business

LESLIE KENNEDY

LESLIE KENNEDY

Assistant Vice Chancellor of Academic Technology Services, Academic & Student Affairs

California State University, Office of the Chancellor

KATY KNIGHT

KATY KNIGHT

Executive Director and President

Siegel Family Endowment

SOWMYA KANNAN

SOWMYA KANNAN

Director of Academic Initiatives and Workforce Development

IBM

ARIANA LACSON

ARIANA LACSON

President & CEO for Associated Students

San José State University

DAVID T. LEE

DAVID T. LEE

Assistant Professor of Computational Media

UC Santa Cruz

CARRIE MAULTSBY-LUTE

CARRIE MAULTSBY-LUTE

Head of Partnerships

Northeastern University’s Oakland Campus

TONGO EISEN-MARTIN

TONGO EISEN-MARTIN

Poet

STACY MARTINET

STACY MARTINET

VP of Marketing Strategy & Communications

Adobe

CYNTHIA TENIENTE-MATSON

CYNTHIA TENIENTE-MATSON

President

San José State University

CHARLTON MCILWAIN

CHARLTON MCILWAIN

Vice Provost for Faculty Engagement and Public Interest Technology

New York University

JASMINE MCNEALY

JASMINE MCNEALY

Fellow

New America Public Interest Technology Program

TONY MESTRES

TONY MESTRES

CEO

The Sobrato Organization (TSO)

MICHAEL METH

MICHAEL METH

Dean

University Library, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., SJSU

DEIRDRE K. MULLIGAN

DEIRDRE K. MULLIGAN

Professor

School of Information at UC Berkeley

PETER LEROE-MUÑOZ

PETER LEROE-MUÑOZ

General Counsel and SVP of Technology + Innovation Policy

Silicon Valley Leadership Group

STANLEY NG

STANLEY NG

Primary Care Physician

University Medical Group, part of the Stanford Community Foundation

SAFIYA U. NOBLE

SAFIYA U. NOBLE

Professor and Author

University of California, Los Angeles

YAAD OREN

YAAD OREN

Managing Director

SAP Labs U.S. & Global Head of SAP BTP Innovation

RIA PAUL

RIA PAUL

Chief Medical Officer

Santa Clara Family Health Plan

AMY YEBOAH QUARKUME

AMY YEBOAH QUARKUME

Associate Professor

Howard University

LAWRENCE QUILL

LAWRENCE QUILL

Professor of Political Theory

San José State University

JONATHAN REICHENTAL

JONATHAN REICHENTAL

Professor

University of San Francisco

MISAN REWANE

MISAN REWANE

Executive Director

Stanford Impact Labs

DAN NATHAN-ROBERTS, PH.D.

DAN NATHAN-ROBERTS, PH.D.

Associate Professor

San José State University

AUDREY M. SHILLINGTON

AUDREY M. SHILLINGTON

Dean of the College of Health and Human Sciences

San José State University

ANNE-MARIE SLAUGHTER

ANNE-MARIE SLAUGHTER

CEO

New America

RON SMITH

RON SMITH

Vice President of Philanthropy

Salesforce

ANDREEN SOLEY

ANDREEN SOLEY

Director

Public Interest Technology at New America

ELISE ST. JOHN

ELISE ST. JOHN

Region Hub Strategist

PIT-UN

KHALED TAWFIK

KHALED TAWFIK

Director of Information Technology/Chief Information Officer

City of San José

ANNE MARIE TODD

ANNE MARIE TODD

Dean of the College of Social Sciences

San José State University

MEGHNA (MEG) VIRICK

MEGHNA (MEG) VIRICK

Professor and Associate Dean

SJSU’s Lucas College and Graduate School of Business

DARREN WALKER

DARREN WALKER

President

Ford Foundation

JAHMAL WILLIAMS

JAHMAL WILLIAMS

Director, DEI Partnerships and University-Community Liaison, Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

San José State University

MIGUEL H. WILLIS

MIGUEL H. WILLIS

Innovator in Residence

Penn Carey Law

ELLINA YIN

ELLINA YIN

Founder & CEO

Only in San José

EMILY YORK

EMILY YORK

Associate Professor of the School of Integrated Sciences

James Madison University

Agenda

The in-person program features a full day of dynamic networking, interactive keynotes, and thought-provoking panels.

Registration

The in-person program is by invitation.