Lisa Gelobter
FounderFounder/CEO at tEQuitable
Oakland, California, United States
FoundedtEQuitable · YC
About
Lisa Gelobter developed internet technologies including Shockwave and worked on Hulu. She served as Chief Digital Service Officer for the U.S. Department of Education during the Obama administration and held the Chief Digital Officer role at BET Networks.
Founder/CEO at tEQuitableYC W18
Intro paths
YC
Lisa went through Y Combinator (Winter 2018) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
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In turn, Lisa can intro founders to tEQuitable's investors below.
Experience
- New York City Office of Technology & InnovationChief Technology Officer of New York City and Commissioner of OTIcurrent2026 — present
- tEQuitableFoundercurrent2017 — presentOakland, CA and New York, NY
- The Education TrustChair of the Board of Directorscurrent2023 — present
- The Education TrustBoard Member - Audit Committee2019 — 2023
- Executive Office of the PresidentObama White House - Chief Digital Service Officer of the U.S. Department of Education2015 — 2017
- United States Digital ServiceChief Digital Service Officer at US Dept of Education2015 — 2017Washington, District of Columbia, United States
- Black Entertainment TelevisionInterim Chief Digital Officer and Head of Digital Product, Engineering & Operations2010 — 2015New York, NY
- Joost Technologies B.V.VP, Business Operations2008 — 2009New York, London, Leiden
- HuluLaunch Team2007
- NBC UniversalVP, Business Operations - nbbc2006 — 2007New York, NY
- BrightcoveDirector of Product Management2005 — 2006Cambridge, MA
- Comet SystemsVP, Operations and Product Management2002 — 2005New York, NY
- The FeedRoomVP, Product Management2000 — 2001New York, NY
- MacromediaDirector of Program Management1995 — 2000San Francisco, CA
- TaligentSoftware Engineer1994 — 1995Cupertino, CA
- Brown UniversityResearch Assistant in Mobile Robotics and Artificial Intelligence1993 — 1994Providence, RI
- BitstreamSenior Technical Support Specialist1990 — 1992Cambridge, MA
Skills & more
Strategy20Management16Financial AuditsBoard AdministrationBoard LevelDigital Media78Operations1Business Strategy15Digital Strategy41Product Management58Product Development27Software Development13
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Digital VideoInternetStrategic PartnershipsMobile DevicesBusiness PlanningAdvertisingProgram ManagementStart-upsNew MediaCompetitive AnalysisEntrepreneurshipUser ExperienceLanguages French · Spanish
- Black Corporate Board Readiness — Santa Clara University Leavey School of Business
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Lisa Gelobter?
- Lisa Gelobter developed internet technologies including Shockwave and worked on Hulu. She served as Chief Digital Service Officer for the U.S. Department of Education during the Obama administration and held the Chief Digital Officer role at BET Networks.
- Where does Lisa Gelobter work?
- Lisa Gelobter is Founder/CEO of tEQuitable.
- What companies did Lisa Gelobter found?
- Lisa Gelobter founded tEQuitable.
- Where did Lisa Gelobter go to school?
- Lisa Gelobter studied at International Ombuds Association (Foundations of Organizational Ombudsman Practice); Brown University (Bachelor’s Degree, Computer Science); Isidore Newman.
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