Zenia Tata

Zenia Tata is a prominent innovation strategist, futurist, and humanitarian who has dedicated her career to addressing global challenges through technological innovation and entrepreneurship.12 She is currently the CEO of Zenia Tata Inc., based in Crested Butte.5

Career Highlights

XPRIZE Foundation: Zenia held significant roles at XPRIZE, including:

• Executive Director of Global Development and International Expansion1
• Chief Impact Officer2

During her time at XPRIZE, she:

• Designed over 25 innovation challenges to incentivize the development of moonshot technologies2
• Led the organization's global expansion efforts4
• Established XPRIZE's Future Foresight practice2
• Played a key role in designing the $100 million Carbon Removal XPRIZE funded by Elon Musk2

Previous Experience:

• Executive Director of International Development Enterprises (iDE) USA2
• Worked across 25 countries in Asia, Africa, and Latin America1
• Consulted for organizations like MIT's D-Lab, Soros' Open Society Foundation, and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation1

Expertise and Approach

Zenia is known for:

• Combining moonshot thinking principles with design principles2
• Focusing on market-based approaches to help impoverished farmers in developing countries2
• Emphasizing the confluence of Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) issues2
• Advocating for the use of exponential technologies and innovative business models3

Current Work

As of the most recent information available, Zenia is:

• Consulting with the Australian Government at Breakthrough Victoria, a $2 billion impact investment fund2
• Continuing her work as an innovation strategist and futurist67

Zenia Tata's career demonstrates a consistent commitment to leveraging technology and innovation to address global challenges and improve lives worldwide.