Anne Driscoll

Founder and CEO / Launch Pad

Anne Driscoll is a long-time Silicon Valley Exec and former Googler turned passionate startup advocate. Post Google, Anne took her expertise to the Valley’s high-growth startup scene focusing on championing emerging ecosystems and creating platforms to support small businesses like Ning, Dwolla, and GoDaddy. She joined Launch Pad in in 2017 as President and COO to create a high growth-company and in 2019 was named CEO to continue the expansion of the Launch Pad network and the creation of the Launch Pad Fund for investing in Opportunity Zone-based companies across the U.S. Anne’s prescience for the future of work and innovation as well as her expertise in community building led her to develop Launch Pad TV a digital network with programming that features virtual community building, knowledge sharing and connection for small businesses, entrepreneurs and digital nomads everywhere.