Tracy Chou

Tracy Chou is a tech activist and startup founder whose trailblazing tools and advocacy are making the digital world safer. Early in her career as a software engineer, Tracy questioned Silicon Valley’s lack of diversity data in what became a viral post. She began tracking and publishing crowdsourced data on women in engineering, soon prompting tech giants Google, Facebook and Microsoft to make their first-ever diversity disclosures. As an Asian American woman in a male-dominated field, Tracy’s all too familiar with bias, harassment and online abuse. Determined to turn the tide, she co-founded Project Include and #MovingForward, initiatives that help tech startups and venture capital firms establish anti-harassment policies and advance inclusion. In 2021 Tracy founded Block Party, one of Fast Company’s Most Innovative Companies, which builds tools for online safety and privacy. By proactively protecting users from trolls and online abuse, her app provides a safer online experience and raises the bar for ethics online.

Tracy Chou is a tech activist and startup founder whose trailblazing tools and advocacy are making the digital world safer.