Lilly Chen

Lilly Chen is an accomplished technology entrepreneur and AI consultant, currently serving as Founder and CEO of Contenda and an AI Consultant for the Innocence Project, where efforts focus on deploying AI systems to assist in freeing the innocent. Lilly is a member of the Board of Directors for the AI Infrastructure Alliance, contributing to research and strategic guidance in Large Language Models, and also serves on the Board of Trustees at Colorado College, participating in marketing and student success committees. Previous roles include software engineering positions at Facebook AI, Midgame, and Rapid7, as well as academic positions at Colorado College, where Lilly was involved in teaching, research, and esports initiatives. Lilly holds a Bachelor of Arts in Mathematical Economics from Colorado College and has furthered education at The London School of Economics and Political Science.