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Aniyia Williams

Investor

Director, Programs and Policy at Omidyar Network

San Francisco Bay Area

About

Aniyia Williams is Director of Programs & Policy at Omidyar Network, where she focuses on responsible innovation and tech ecosystem development. She previously founded Black & Brown Founders, a nonprofit supporting Black and Latinx entrepreneurs in technology, and co-founded Zebras Unite, an entrepreneur-led movement advancing ethical and sustainable startup practices. Williams has also founded Tinsel, a fashion tech company that developed an audio necklace, and is a founding member of the Black Innovation Alliance.

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Experience

  1. Omidyar NetworkDirector, Programs & Policycurrent2020 — present
  2. Black Innovation AllianceFounding Board Membercurrent2020 — present
  3. Zebras UniteCo-Founder2017 — 2024
  4. Black & Brown FoundersFounder2017 — 2024San Francisco Bay Area
  5. Raise for GoodAdvisor2020 — 2021
  6. TINSELFounder & CEO2014 — 2019San Francisco Bay Area
  7. Women's Audio MissionBoard Member2015 — 2017San Francisco Bay Area
  8. CODE2040Entrepreneur in Residence - Code2040 + Google for Startups2016 — 2017San Francisco Bay Area
  9. VoxerHead of Marketing2014San Francisco Bay Area
  10. VoxerContent Marketing Manager2011 — 2014San Francisco Bay Area
  11. Levine School of MusicMajor Gifts Officer2010 — 2011
  12. Wolf Trap Foundation for the Performing ArtsProgram Coordinator, Major Gifts2008 — 2010

Education

  1. Penn State UniversityBaccalaureate, Music, Business, Italian2003 — 2007

Skills & more

Social Media39Marketing34Leadership23Strategy14Management17Start-ups17Business Development14Fundraising30Philanthropy18Mobile Applications6Social Networking4Research8
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Languages English · Italian

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Also attended Penn State University132

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Shared employers

Also worked at CODE20401

Roxana delToroVenture Partner at VU Venture Partners

Also worked at Voxer2

Gustaf AlströmerGeneral Partner at Y CombinatorBill TaiCo-Founder at ACTAI Ventures

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Aaron Mok
Investor at Omidyar Network
Agustin Rossi Silvano
Senior Director, Programs and Policy at Omidyar Network
Alexis Krieg
Director, Programs and Policy at Omidyar Network
Allen Babaran
Head of Information Technology and Facilities at Omidyar Network
Anamitra Deb
Senior Vice President, Programs and Policy at Omidyar Network
Anmol Chaddha
Principal, Programs and Policy at Omidyar Network
Archie Sumala
Systems and Facilities Administrator at Omidyar Network
Austin Brown
Senior Corporate Counsel at Omidyar Network