Dr. Arti Santhanam is the Executive Director of Emerging Technology Centers (ETC) Baltimore. ETC’s mission is to empower Baltimore’s entrepreneurs, particularly those from historically underrepresented communities, with technology, capital, talent, and community support necessary for success. Prior to this role she led the Maryland Innovation Initiative (MII) at TEDCO where she was instrumental in fostering Maryland’s diverse and innovative ecosystem by investing $52.3M and creating 176 startups. She has been recognized as a Daily Record Top 100 Women in Maryland, featured as a Baltimore Business Journal’s PowerShift leader and honored with the Greater Baltimore Committee’s Bridging the Gap Achievement Award.