Lisa Gelobter- computer scientist who made incredible innovation
Lisa Gelobter, born in 1971, is a computer scientist, technologist and chief executive.
By Pamela Munyoro
She is the CEO and Co-founder of tEQuitable. Using technology to make workplaces more equitable.
TEQuitable provides an independent, confidential platform to address issues of bias, harassment, and discrimination in workplace and she raised more than 2million for the platform.
Lisa was named one of Fast Company’s Most Creative People and is one of the first 40 Black women ever to have raised over $1million in venture capital funding.
Lisa has worked on several pioneering Internet technologies and created products that have been used by billions of people including Shockwave, Hulu and the ascent of online video.
Lisa’s experience ranges from small, entrepreneurial startups to large, established organizations.
Most recently, she worked at the White House, in the US Digital Service, serving as the Chief Digital Service Officer for the Department of Education, during Barack Obamas administration.
Previously, Lisa acted as the Chief Digital Officer for BET Networks and was a member of the senior management team for the launch of Hulu.
She has a background in strategy development, business operations, user centered design, product management and engineering.
Lisa is also the computer scientist who developed the animation used to create GIFs, forever changing the way we text and tweet.
She is proud to be a Black woman with a bachelor’s in computer science.
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