ALIX BURNS, President of Bay Bridge Strategies, is an experienced strategist with expertise in political campaigns, coalitions, private sector clients, and public affairs for a national technology association. Alix focuses on the technology economy from entrepreneurial start-ups to Fortune 500 companies, with experience managing broad-based coalitions on issues including technology, energy, and health care. With significant time spent on both coasts—in Silicon Valley and Washington—Alix has unique insights into the differing ways that practitioners, principals, and policymakers approach problems and seek solutions. Alix graduated from the University of Chicago with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science.