The Digital Evolution Institute was co-founded by Julia Valentine, Tracy McWilliams and Alex Elman Foley in 2022 to advance thought leadership at the intersection of investment, technology and entrepreneurship. It hosts and sponsors various events in different cities, promotes interaction amongst participants via white paper distribution and interaction across a broad range of topics. It is an inclusive organization that welcomes all participants - from industry experts to newcomers - who are interested in one of the biggest questions of our time:

What’s the Next Phase of Digital Evolution?

Evolution provides a multitude of instances of creative, surprising, and complex solutions to life's challenges. But the creativity of evolution need not be constrained to the organic world. Similar to biological evolution, digital evolution produces strange, surprising, and creative results.

We are in the midst of a digital evolution. Technology continues to evolve and disrupt industries at breakneck speed. As a result, businesses face challenges on all fronts on a daily basis.  Digital workplace, cybersecurity, modern data management are at the top of the to-do list of C-suite executives. Household appliances, devices and vehicles are becoming wirelessly inter-connected and tied into the ecosystem of the “Internet of things.” Underserved rural areas are being connected to the global grid through impact investments. Robots are transforming factories. FinTech is transforming the way we invest, trade and pay for goods and services. Impact investing and philanthropy are also being transformed through technology.