Leslie Lynn Smith is the National Director for GET Cities (Gender Equality in Tech) at SecondMuse Foundation. She is building a national movement to create a tech economy that celebrates and elevates women and other marginalized genders. Her work is powered by a vision for American cities that leverages economic justice and inclusion to enrich and empower individuals, families and communities. Under Smith’s leadership, GET Cities launched in Chicago, Washington, D.C., and Miami, where it is working to shift power in the local tech economy to women, trans, and non-binary people with a focus on Black, Indigenous, and people of color to transform the industry into an engine for equity. She brings to the role years of experience in economic empowerment work and community-based business development. Before joining GET Cities, Smith served as the founding president and CEO of Epicenter, a nonprofit hub for the greater Memphis entrepreneurial community; president and CEO of TechTown, Detroit’s most established business incubator and accelerator; and prior to that, director of business acceleration for the Michigan Economic Development Corporation. Smith is married to Greg, a dedicated elementary school teacher and together they have three children Emily (28), Eric (25) and Delaney (16) and enjoys and active and joyful life in Chicago, IL.