Debra Lam

Debra Lam is the founding executive director of the Partnership for Inclusive Innovation, a regional public private partnership committed to investing in innovative solutions for shared economic prosperity. She continues to lead smart communities nd urban innovation work at the Georgia Institute of Technology. Previously, she served as Pittsburgh's inaugural chief of innovation and performance where she oversaw all technology, sustainability, performance and innovation functions of city government. Before that, she was management consultant at a global engineering and design firm, Arup. She has received various awards, including being named one of the top 100 most influential people in digital government by Apolitcal and 40 under 40 for Georgia and Atlanta. She has worked and lived in the United Kingdom, China, Taiwan and Hong Kong. A graduate of Georgetown University and the University of California, Berkeley, Debra serves on the boards of the Community Foundation of Greater Atlanta and Public Policy and International Affairs Program.