Messaging, Payments & Platforms – Beyond Social Media & Networking
With rapid changes in technology, and as the concept of money continues to evolve, how can Africans become producers and owners not just users and spectators?
Lucia Brawley AB '99 is a co-founder and the Chief Creative Officer of AMP Global Technologies and executive producer of two-time Interactive Emmy finalist, “Take Back the Mic: The World Cup of Hip Hop,” “The Mic: Africa,” and a project for Apple TV+.
She worked as an actress alongside talents like Viola Davis and Angela Bassett, and for world-class directors, including Oliver Stone and Barry Levinson. She was a political organizer for the Obama presidential campaigns, growing a team of 4 volunteers into 2,000 members and helping Obama win her congressional district by the largest margin in the California primary. A vocal advocate for arts education and other social justice issues, she is a regular contributor to national outlets including CNN.com and the Huffington Post, and earned a place atop CNN.com’s “Most Popular Op-Eds.” Lucia is a graduate of Harvard with a Master’s in Acting from the Yale School of Drama. She and her husband are proud parents to two vibrant little girls, ages 7 and 9.
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