Upasna Gautam is a leader in technology, product innovation, and machine learning with 18+ years of experience across global consumer brands, Fortune 500 companies, and major media. She is Partner, Innovation and Strategy at The Texas Tribune, where she leads the expansion of the newsroom portfolio across the state of Texas. Prior to that, she was a senior product lead at CNN, where her team architected the core platform powering the world’s largest breaking news organization. Upasna also serves as Chairwoman of the Board at the News Product Alliance, and she is an advisor and angel investor in early-stage software startups.