Debra Lam
Biography
Debra Lam is the Managing Director of Smart Cities and
Inclusive innovation for Georgia Tech, a newly created
role to drive smart cities and urban innovation work
across the university and beyond. Prior to this, she
served as Pittsburgh's first ever Chief of Innovation &
Performance where she oversaw all technology,
sustainability, performance and innovation functions of
city government. She crafted the city's first strategic
plan for innovation, Inclusive Innovation Roadmap. She has
been a receipt of various awards, including one of the top
50 Women in Technology nationally. She has worked and
lived in New York, the United Kingdom, China, Taiwan, and
Hong Kong. She is a graduate of Georgetown University and
University of California, Berkeley.
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