Alana Ackerson

Dr. Alana Ackerson is a technology entrepreneur, venture investor, and the author of Creative Humans: How Technology is Transforming Human Nature and Future Possibility. She has founded and led multi-billion-dollar technology ventures and asset management firms and, as the former CEO of the Thiel Foundation, championed early-stage investments in groundbreaking science and technology projects.
Dr. Ackerson holds degrees from Stanford University, the Graduate Theological Union, and San Francisco Theological Seminary, blending expertise in technology, strategy, and purpose to explore the intersection of human creativity and innovation.
Title: Investment Partner
Organization: Connecticut Innovations