Alexa Clay

Alexa Clay is a leading expert on subculture and innovation from unlikely places. She co-founded the League of Intrapreneurs, a movement aimed at creating change from within large corporations and bureaucratic institutions. Additionally, Clay is powering a movement for a do-it-yourself economy across small-town America in partnership with BLK SHP.

As the founder of Wisdom Hackers, she has built a global community engaged in deep philosophical inquiry. Clay is also the co-author of "The Misfit Economy," a book that delves into underground and informal innovation. Her work extends to directing The Human Agency, a collective dedicated to incubating breakthrough ideas for humanity.

Clay's previous roles include pioneering work at Ashoka, focusing on the new economy, job creation, and scaling social innovation. She has had extensive involvement with Fortune 500 companies, assisting them with sustainability and innovation strategies. A prolific speaker and author, she has delivered talks and written extensively on topics such as economic transition, the power of misfits, and social entrepreneurship. Her insights have appeared in multiple prestigious publications including Fast Company, Forbes, Wired, and The New York Times, and she has been a featured speaker at events like SXSW, Google, and Harvard Business School.

Alexa Clay received her BA from Brown University and a MSc from Oxford University. Originally from Cambridge, Massachusetts, and Arlington, Virginia, she now resides between Berlin and New York. When not engaged in her professional work, she adopts the persona of the Amish Futurist, bringing a unique Socratic approach to the technology scene.