Penny Gage

Penny Gage is the Managing Director of the Tech Deployment Track (TDT) at Launch Alaska, heading up Launch Alaska's flagship program to help companies from across the world focused in food, water, energy, and transportation deploy their technologies in Alaska.

Penny grew up in Pelican and Sitka, Alaska, and has family across the state. She brings a diverse background in economic development, entrepreneur support and training, federal and state government, the nonprofit sector, energy policy, and international affairs. From her mother's side, Penny is Tlingit from the Raven Dog Salmon clan, and is a member of the Sitka Tribe of Alaska. Her Tlingit name is Xʼwaséeya.