Grace Francisco — CEO
Grace Francisco is a technology executive and ecosystem builder with 20+ years scaling developer and product strategy at Microsoft, Intuit, Atlassian, Roblox, MongoDB, and Cisco. She founded the Philly Tech & AI Alliance to unite Greater Philadelphia’s enterprise leaders, founders, and capital — accelerating B2B innovation and positioning the region as a leading AI-driven tech hub. Grace is the founder of advisory firm m2i, co-author of three patents, and serves on the boards of The Code Registry, LaunchPad Philly, and IWF Philadelphia. She advises FSH Tech, CodePlain, and EMG, and actively invests in early-stage companies shaping the future of enterprise and AI. She speaks and writes on AI, developer strategy, and building tech ecosystems that scale with intention.
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Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Experience: 30 yrs 1 mo
Skills
- Executive Leadership
- Strategic Planning
- Developer Relations
- Strategy
Career Highlights
- 20+ years in technology executive roles.
- Founder of Philly Tech & AI Alliance.
- Co-author of three patents.
Work Experience
EMG.AI
Advisor (4 mos)
Co-Founder, Partner (7 mos)
*codeplain
Advisor (4 mos)
The Code Registry
Board Member (1 yr)
Overplay
Angel Investor (1 yr 5 mos)
Integrated Reality Labs
Angel Investor (1 yr 5 mos)
AI Data CO-OP
Advisory Board Member (For Profit) (3 mos)
Founding Board Member (Non-Profit) (9 mos)
Ben Franklin Technology Partners of Southeastern Pennsylvania
Executive Review Committee member - Tech (1 yr 6 mos)
FSH Tech (Contenda)
Strategic Advisor, Angel Investor (1 yr 7 mos)
Panto
Strategic Advisor (1 yr)
Pangea
Strategic Advisor (2 mos)
CTMO (Chief Technical Marketing Officer) (1 yr 3 mos)
m2i
Chief (2 yrs)
Philly Builds AI
Founder (2 yrs 2 mos)
Emmeline Ventures
Limited Partner (2 yrs 4 mos)
Daytona
Angel Investor (2 yrs 6 mos)
International Women's Forum
Member (2 yrs 11 mos)
Executive Fellow (9 mos)
Cloudchipr
Seed Investor (3 yrs 1 mo)
Penpot
Strategic angel investor (3 yrs 8 mos)
Basis
Seed Investor (3 yrs 8 mos)
Junction (formerly Vital)
Seed Investor (4 yrs 6 mos)
QuestDB
Investor (4 yrs 7 mos)
Cisco
VP Developer Relations Strategy and Experience (1 yr 9 mos)
Drupal Association
Board Member (3 yrs 1 mo)
MongoDB
VP, Global Developer Relations & Education (1 yr 9 mos)
IGDA Foundation
Committee Member, Communications Team (7 mos)
WEAVR AI
Advisor (2 yrs)
Roblox
VP, Developer Relations & Education (2 yrs 3 mos)
Atlassian
Head of Global Developer Relations (2 yrs 10 mos)
Yodlee
Director, Developer Strategy (1 yr 1 mo)
Intuit
Sr. Manager, Developer Relations (8 mos)
Microsoft Corporation
Sr. Business Development Manager (2 yrs 5 mos)
Sr. Program Manager (1 yr 7 mos)
Co-Chair Silicon Valley Women@Microsoft (2 yrs 8 mos)
Sr. Program Manager (1 yr 9 mos)
Marketing, Silicon Valley Women@Microsoft (3 mos)
Technical Evangelist (2 yrs 9 mos)
Borland
Sr. Systems Engineer (1 yr 11 mos)
Altoweb
Technical Marketing Manager (1 yr 9 mos)
Startups
Senior Software Engineer (2 yrs 6 mos)
Lotus Development/IBM
Senior Software Engineer (2 yrs)
Education
at Harvard Business School
Cross Cultural Leadership Program at INSEAD
BBA at Golden Gate University