LaKisha Greenwade is an award-winning Innovator, Tech Ecosystem Founder, Forbes Leadership Coach, and Harvard University Guest Lecturer.
As the founder of Wearable Tech Ventures (501c3), she leads the charge to support 100 wearable startups by 2030 led by underrepresented founders. In 2022, Wearable Tech Ventures hosted the world’s largest wearables hackathon. LaKisha highlights founders and innovators as host of the Wearable Takeover podcast.
Her accolades include Innovator of the Year, Start Up Mentor of the Year, Maryland Leading Women honoree, 3x SXSW Speaker and twice as a 40 under 40 Leader.
After years of leading Innovation efforts for corporations and the Federal Government, she earned a Design Thinking certification from MIT. She received her B.S. in Economics from The Ohio State University, MBA from University of Maryland College Park, and MS Marketing education at Johns Hopkins University.
Originally from Akron, OH, she resides in Baltimore, MD.