Jennifer Sanders is Cofounder and Executive Director of the North Texas Innovation Alliance, a 501c3 public-private consortium with more than 50 members dedicated to the mission of creating the most connected, smart and resilient region in the country. It is the largest such initiative in the U.S. In 2015, she cofounded the Dallas Innovation Alliance (DIA) a 501c3 public-private partnership dedicated to supporting Dallas’ smart cities strategy and currently serves as its Executive Director. She is actively involved with numerous civic organizations including serving as Vice Chairman of Better Block, Cofounder of the Internet for North Texas (I4NTX) Coalition and National Smart Coalitions Partnership, Past President of Mayor’s Star Council (now Engage Dallas), among others. She has been recognized as the Innovation Advocate of the Year by D CEO; received the Texas Impact Enterprise Award; the UN Day Global Leadership Award, Tech Titans Technology Advocate of the Year, ATW Spark Award for Economic Empowerment, has been named to Dallas Business Journal’s 40 Under 40 and Top Women in Technology, State Scoop’s Top Women in Technology, and Tech Week 100. She graduated from the University of Virginia.