Aniyia Williams is a creator, inventor, and tech changemaker. She serves as executive director of Black & Brown Founders, which provides vital resources to Black and Latinx entrepreneurs building tech companies with limited capital. She is also co-founder of Zebras Unite, an entrepreneur-led movement focused on creating a more ethical and sustainable start-up ecosystem.

Williams previously founded and led the fashion tech company, Tinsel, which created the world’s first audio necklace — earphones that double as jewellery — designed in response to the lack of electronics developed with women in mind. Before becoming an entrepreneur, Williams held roles in marketing, business development, and nonprofit fundraising. she has spent much of her life on stages with her background in the arts as a classically trained opera singer and as an experienced speaker who regularly gives talks, hosts, moderates and speaks on panels.