Lilian Myer

Executive Director, StarterStudio

Orlando

Prior to StarterStudio, Lilian co-founded EconomyFour, a social enterprise that helps organizations rethink and reset for a future of long life. The work of the organization includes methodologies and workshops for shedding bias using data and insights to map organizational strategies, programs, products, and services to newly emerging wants and needs of adults over 50 around the globe. Myers spent four years at IBM, most recently as the Global Leader for Ageing and the Longevity Economy, where she worked as a subject matter expert and product manager in countries throughout Asia, Oceania, Europe and the Middle East, consulting, speaking, publishing and sponsoring research in the domain. Her previous 25 years in technology began at Microsoft and led her to co-founder and executive roles with companies in health and ecommerce acquired by Siemens Healthcare, Aetna, and Google in leadership roles in corporate development, marketing, product management and internationalization along with experience raising venture and strategic capital. Lilian also coached and mentored startups as Associate Director at the University of Central Florida Venture Lab. She serves as an advisor at the Guidewell Innovation Center in Lake Nona and the Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University’s Center for Entrepreneurship. She’s a staunch supporter of tech founders and the opportunities that tech startups create for local economic vibrance.