Ayushi Roy

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About Ayushi Roy

Ayushi helps build and fund more equitable and inclusive technology to better deliver government services. Bio: Ayushi serves as the Deputy Director of the New Practice Lab at New America. Previously she served on the leadership team of the U.S. Technology Modernization Fund managing the investment of $1B from ARP funds in federal modernization efforts as the Director of State & Local Technology at 18F helped build Oakland City Hall's first innovation team co-founded an SMS hotline for student safety at public universities and served on the Equity Advisory Committee for the San Francisco Human Rights Commission. In her personal time Ayushi runs a media non-profit focused on civic participation called We Who Engage and competes in the World Marathon Majors. She enjoys giving back to her city by serving as a Commissioner for the Oakland Public Library as a Court-Appointed Special Advocate for foster youth and as a public gardener. Her early policy experience from the U.S. Department of State UNRWA and Human Rights Watch helps to inform digital solutions and public-private partnerships. She is an alumna of Columbia University and MIT with additional training in conflict mediation.