Who is (m)otherboard?

(m)otherboard is a collective of people and projects bending the arc of technology from individualistic convenience to collective good. We are rooted in histories, grounded in awareness of the present, and inspired by audacious visions for the future.

Aden Van Noppen

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Godmother, (m)otherboard. Founder and Co-director of Mobius, a home for people creating Liberatory Technology products, systems, and narratives. Resident Fellow, Harvard Divinity School. Senior Advisor, US Chief Technology Officer in the Obama White House. Founding organizer of The Sanctuaries, a multicultural, interfaith arts community. Co-Steward of the Cradle of Care.

Coraline Ada Ehmke

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Godmother, (m)otherboard. Tech ethicist and open source troublemaker. Creator of Contributor Covenant, the most widely used code of conduct for digital communities, and the Hippocratic License, an open software license designed to protect human rights. She co-founded the Organization for Ethical Source and is the author of We Just Build Hammers: Stories from the Past, Present, and Future of Responsible Tech.

Emily Best

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Godmother, (m)otherboard. Founder and CEO of Seed&Spark, a platform that makes entertainment more diverse, inclusive, connected, and essential. It’s helped thousands of bold storytellers raise millions to bring to life entirely new stories. She serves as a mentor for Techstars, PlugIn South LA, Start with 8 Hollywood, Square One Startup School, and on the Advisory Board for Aleria Tech, Raddle, and Endcrawl.

Jenifer R. Daniels

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Godmother, (m)otherboard. Designs, builds, and invests in Black innovation. Founder, Detroit Human Capital. Startup advisor. Manager, angel investment portfolio of under-resourced startup founders. Speaker, TEDxCharlotte, CUNY, Net Impact. Featured in SiriusXM Progress, The New York Times, Mashable, HuffPost Live, BBC News, Essence, BELT Magazine/Publishing, and Detroit Stock City.

Mara Zepeda

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Godmother, (m)otherboard. Co-founder of Zebras Unite, a co-op creating the capital, culture, and community for the next economy. Entrepreneur in Residence, University of South Carolina’s Darla Moore School of Business. Serial social entrepreneur and co-founder of Linestone, Cola Love, Made with Cola Love, Business for a Better Portland and Xcelerate. Former economic reporter for NPR, Planet Money and Marketplace.

Sara M. Watson

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Godmother, (m)otherboard. Co-Founder, Research and Editorial Director, APHOT. Tech Critic; Former Industry Analyst at Gartner and Forrester; Research Fellow at Berkman Klein Center at Harvard, Tow Center for Digital Journalism at Columbia, and Siegel Family Endowment with All Tech Is Human; MSc in the Social Science of the Internet from Oxford Internet Institute.