Amy Tucker
Cofounder | Sparrow
Technology Advisor via the Technology Partner Network
Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
@amyetucker @sparrowmobile
A social entrepreneur and innovator, Amy Tucker co-founded Sparrow, a U.S. mobile services and platform company, and heads up Sparrow brand and social impact. In addition, Tucker serves as a Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation Technology Advisor via the Technology Partner Network. With a creative technology career spanning over 20 years, Tucker’s passion is creating solutions that further global sustainability. An artist and inventor, Tucker specializes in emerging technologies, holds a patent in game design, and has been recognized as a Spark technology leader by the Global Fund for Women. Previously, Tucker helped establish and grow one of the earliest interactive agencies, Fusion Interactive. While there, she architected T-Mobile's mobile content program and also spearheaded robust B2B and B2C projects, including Microsoft's first consumer e-commerce engine, and Nintendo's Pokémon website. In 2005, she created and later sold Xeko (“zeeko”) a multimedia children's game designed to raise awareness for endangered animals, teach STEM skills, and fund global conservation. Prior to co-founding Sparrow, she collaborated with Telecom for Good and the U.S. Dept. of Commerce to launch a workforce development initiative based in the U.S. Virgin Islands, leveraging the Internet to connect local residents with worldwide job opportunities and jump start Silicon Island. An avid snowboarder, SCUBA diver, and nature enthusiast, Tucker is a Colorado native and now resides in San Francisco, California, with her life partner, Matt, and their city chickens.
About Sparrow
Sparrow is a U.S. mobile company with a mission: Connecting the power of people and mobile to create a better world for everyone. For every customer who joins Sparrow wireless service, a smartphone or service is donated to someone in need. Sponsored by You.
Join the movement:
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About Sparrow
Sparrow is a U.S. mobile company with a mission: Connecting the power of people and mobile to create a better world for everyone. For every customer who joins Sparrow wireless service, a smartphone or service is donated to someone in need. Sponsored by You.
Join the movement:
sparrowmobile.com | facebook.com/sparrowmobile | twitter.com/sparrowmobile