TIFFANY NORWOOD
She/Her
With a global and unique perspective on everything, Tiffany is considered one of the top innovators and tech entrepreneurs in the world. Tiffany often creates years into the future and has been a pioneer in multiple industries from digital broadcasting, broadband internet, digital music, ed-tech, eSports, and more. Her start-ups have impacted billions of people in more than 150+ countries. Tiffany was recently named the 2022 Entrepreneur of the Year by Cornell University, the first black woman to receive this lifetime achievement award in its nearly forty-year history.
Tiffany became a CEO while a junior at university, filed for a patent at the age of 19, licensed her first software code for a multibillion-dollar bank merger at the age of 24, and by the age of 27, Tiffany did something that no other entrepreneur has done since –raised over $670 million dollars to fund a start-up called WorldSpace. That money was used to launch three satellites into space; build the first-ever global digital radio platform, including XM Radio; support the development of MP3/MP4 technologies; and, at the request of then-President Nelson Mandella, invest in a new generation of solar-powered satellite radio receivers to help in his campaign for truth and reconciliation.
Tiffany is one of few global serial entrepreneurs and one of the first successful black female tech entrepreneurs. With a career spanning 35 years, 8 start-ups, and multiple exits, she has personally worked in more than 50 countries. Tiffany’s ventures have ranged from the first one-strap backpack; to the automation technology behind self-install kits for broadband internet and digital phone; to a healthcare clinic in Ethiopia that has treated thousands of patients. She also led some of the first-ever digital content licensing deals, with Michael Bloomberg at Bloomberg News, and Phil Kent at CNN International more than twenty years ago and set the stage for a new content revenue stream that redefined media. Tiffany was an early collaborator with the Fraunhofer Institute on their MP3 and MP4 technologies.
Currently, Tiffany is Founder and CEO of Tribetan, and a Co-Founder of SimWin Sports. Tribetan is teaching the world how to be more innovative and entrepreneurial for success in business, school, and life. SimWin Sports is the first-ever digital sports league platform, with tokens, online betting, and esports fantasy tournaments. SimWin announced its new platform at the 2022 SuperBowl.
In 2020 she published her first book, Vote Like a Boss: An Entrepreneur’s Perspective on Innovation, Leadership, Creativity, Storytelling, and Voting. Making the case for voting as an important life skill. Tiffany is a highly respected and sought after global speaker on entrepreneurship, innovation, and leadership.