Debra Lam
Debra Lam is the Founding Executive Director of the Partnership for Inclusive Innovation (PIN), a statewide public-private partnership committed to fostering access, growth, entrepreneurship and innovation throughout Georgia. She fosters collaboration among emerging leaders and a powerful ecosystem of businesses, communities, universities, and government to drive shared economic prosperity and ensure a stronger, more resilient future. Before becoming the founding executive director of PIN in 2020, Debra served as the managing director of Smart Cities and Inclusive Innovation, a Georgia Institute of Technology initiative in applied research for community impact. In this role, she founded the award-winning Georgia Smart Community Challenge, the nation’s first statewide effort designed to empower communities of all sizes with the tools and applied research data to become smarter.
