Amy Sample Ward

Amy is driven by a belief that technology should be accessible and accountable to everyone, especially communities historically and systemically excluded from the digital world. Their prior experience in direct service, policy, philanthropy, and capacity-building organizations has fueled Amy's work to create meaningful, inclusive, and compassionate community engagement and educational opportunities for organizations around the world. Amy's most recent book is "The Tech That Comes Next: How Changemakers, Philanthropists, and Technologists Can Build an Equitable World" co-authored with Afua Bruce. Their previous books include "Social Change Anytime Everywhere", co-authored with Allyson Kapin, which was a Terry McAdam Book Award finalist, and "Social by Social".