Dr. Nicol Turner Lee is an expert on the intersection of race, wealth, and technology in the context of civic engagement, criminal justice, and economic development. She researches public policy designed to enable equitable access to technology across the U.S. and to harness its power to create global change. At The Brookings Institution, she is a senior fellow in Governance Studies, directs the Center for Technology Innovation, and serves as Co-Editor-in-Chief of the TechTank blog on Improving Technology Policy.