Ailsa Gilliam is an entrepreneur with a passion for leveraging technology to combat domestic violence and foster women’s empowerment. A prior technology executive, this Harvard Master’s candidate is a 20 year veteran of commodities and investment banking. Leveraging her corporate expertise, she creates video games that provide the player with strategies for safety and freedom from abuse, raising awareness of the subtleties of domestic violence. Ailsa also co-founded Recycl.it seeking to recycle Caribbean waste plastic into synthetic crude oil. A British expat and New York resident, Ailsa is grateful to be Mom to four amazing visionaries, step-Grandma to two cherubs, blessed with a perfect pup and two crazy chicks. Ailsa’s favorite philosophy for life is: “Work wisely, play with zeal, pick your battles, eat well, sleep like a log!”
