Karen Bhatia
Faculty, Stanford University
Karen Bhatia is a lawyer, policymaker and entrepreneur helping businesses and economies grow. She is currently on the faculty of Stanford University teaching about the role of business model innovation and technology for economic development. She previously led tech at the NYC Economic Development Corporation, overseeing a $200+ Million portfolio of approximately 30 tech and entrepreneurship projects. This includes developing NYC's blockchain strategy, launching the first publicly-funded Virtual Reality/Augmented Reality Lab in the US, leading New York City's strategy to develop a Center for Responsible Artificial Intelligence and expanding affordable broadband access to poor neighborhoods in NYC. During her tenure leading tech, NYC rose to be the #2 city for tech entrepreneurship in the world.