LISA GANSKY

Lisa is an entrepreneur, social instigator, international speaker, author of the bestselling book, The Mesh: Why the Future of Business is Sharing, and the founder of Mesh Ventures and Instigating + Co. Mesh Ventures is dedicated to working at the intersection of urban and business innovation and the collaborative economy. Lisa speaks, writes, invests and consults on the topics of innovation and entrepreneurship including: how value is captured and distributed, rethinking value, waste and design; cities as platforms; distributed power, trust, provenance + the blockchain renaissance, and the growing global rise of entrepreneurship.

Lisa is the founder of instigating+Co, a co-founder of Grasshopper Ventures and an advisor and investor in: 11FS, apolitical, Boundaryless, Breather, Everledger, Fabl, Future Air, Geli, Greenbiz, La Ruche Qui Di Oui, Miso Tasty, Muse.AI, Planetarians, Procore, Science Exchange, Sofar Ocean Technologies, Solar Mosaic, Sunfolding, Trove, Turo and Wibson.