Lia Theodosiou-Pisanelli

Lia works at the cross section of technology, business, and policy. She is director for Lyft's autonomous vehicle strategy and business development, responsible for partnerships with the Automotive and Technology ecosystem for Level 5, Lyft’s in-house Autonomous Vehicles Division. Prior to Lyft, she was Head of Global Government Relations and Regulatory Policy for Square, a global payments company. In that capacity, she led worldwide engagement with government and industry regulators and regulatory strategy. Prior to Square, she served in the Obama Administration at the U.S. Trade Representative as Southeast Asia and the Pacific Director and as a member of the core negotiating team for the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP). She has also worked on trade and foreign policy initiatives including securing Congressional approval for the U.S.- Korea, U.S.- Panama, and U.S.- Colombia Free Trade Agreements, transatlantic economic policy, and China relations.