Tech Leadership Advisory Council
A diverse Tech Leadership Advisory Council supports our work:
Clayton Banks
CEO, Silicon Harlem
David Belt
CEO & Co-Founder, New Lab
Allen Blue
Co-Founder, LinkedIn
Beth Comstock
Former Vice Chair, GE & Chair of NYCx Tech Leadership Advisory Council
Ben Fried
VP, CIO & New York Office Tech Site Lead, Google
Avi Dorfman
Co-Founder, Compass & Entrepreneur-in-Residence, D. E. Shaw Group
Matt Harrigan
Co-Founder & Managing Director, Grand Central Tech
Jukay Hsu
Co-Founder & CEO, Coalition for Queens
Marcy Klevorn
EVP & President, Mobility, Ford
Karin Klein
Founding Partner, Bloomberg Beta
Keith Krach
Chairman of the Board, DocuSign
Brian O’Kelly
CEO, AppNexus
Michelle Peluso
SVP & CMO, IBM
Kim Polese
Chairman, CrowdSmart
Andrew Rasiej
CEO, Civic Hall & Chairman, NY Tech Alliance
Kevin Ryan
Chairman & CEO, AlleyCorp
Kevin Scott
CTO, Microsoft
Kiel Berry
VP of Global Emerging Opportunities, Viacom
Julie Samuels
Executive Director, Tech:NYC
Liliana Valetta
CEO, Cien+ & CulturIntel
Maya Wiley
SVP for Social Justice & Henry Cohen Professor of Public & Urban Policy at the New School
Fred Wilson
Partner, Union Square Ventures
MOONSHOT CHALLENGES
Citywide challenges that encourage global entrepreneurs to partner with the City to propose solutions to real-life problems and deliver groundbreaking business models that transform and improve the way we live.
CO-LAB CHALLENGES
Challenges that enable members of NYC communities to voice concerns on the neighborhood level and work with entrepreneurs to surface problems, co-create prototype solutions, and apply, test, and grow emerging technologies.
Active Challenges
moonshot
Financial Inclusion Challenge
How might we utilize breakthrough financial inclusion technology, innovative models, and culturally relevant approaches to build community wealth and sustainable economic opportunities for unbanked and underbanked communities in the Bronx and across New York City?
applications close september 20
Past Challenges
co-lab
Inwood: Housing Rights
How might we support the provision of more strategic, targeted and tailored information to tenants about their housing rights, enabling them to take action? Partner with us to address tenant harassment and displacement through inclusive, tech-enabled solutions.
application period closed
co-labs
Inwood: Accessible Mental Health
How might we improve mental health among Latinx youth in Inwood and Washington Heights? Partner with us to address mental health needs through inclusive, tech-enabled solutions.
application period closed
moonshot
Climate Action Challenge
How might we replace all gas-powered vehicles in NYC? The City is accepting two tracks of proposals for testing breakthrough technologies for charging electric vehicles. Track 1: Emerging technologies for fast charging and smart charging EVs. Track 2: Immediately commercializable EV charging technologies.
application period closed
co-lab
Brownsville: Safe and Thriving Nighttime Corridors
The City is seeking creative technology solutions that enhance the experience and use of public spaces at night and increase night-time activity in neighborhood corridors. Our ultimate vision is zero assaults, zero arrests, and zero vacancies in neighborhood corridors.
application period closed
co-lab
Brownsville: Zero Waste in Shared Space
The City is seeking to reduce litter, increase recycling and responsible waste disposal, and promote waste-free common spaces in public housing developments through community stewardship. Propose solutions that will help the City achieve the Zero Waste to Landfills by 2030 goal, and reinforce NYCHA’s commitment to clean, safe, and connected communities.
application period closed
moonshot
Governors Island Connectivity Challenge
What if 1 Gbps internet could be installed across 150 acres in less than a week and cost less than $100,000? The Governors Island Connectivity Challenge seeks to demonstrate affordable ways to deploy high-speed wireless connectivity and identify the key infrastructure elements that enable effective deployment.
application period closed