TCAI Experts

Adam cappio

Senior Technical and Policy Advisor

Adam Cappio is a veteran technologist based in the Seattle area. He has held long-term senior product management roles at RealNetworks, Expedia, and Nordstrom. His work has always included leading transformative, multi-year efforts that break significant technical barriers. He has a passion for analyzing challenges, developing achievable strategies for solving those challenges, and empathetically bringing others on the journey. He holds a Computer Engineering degree from Dartmouth College.

Laura Morarity

Senior Marketing Advisor

Laura Morarity is the senior marketing advisor for the Transparency Coalition. She is responsible for the organization’s brand, online presence, and content strategy. In her 20+ years of PR and marketing experience, she’s focused her work on supporting companies and organizations at the forefront of technology and social change, helping them turn their deep insight into industry-moving action.

steve wimmer

Senior Technical and Policy Advisor

Steve Wimmer has driven technological advancements across many industries through his work at several product design firms. His current focus is on product innovation in healthcare, looking at how AI-based technologies can solve issues like clinician burnout and improve operational excellence. Most recently he was part of the IT leadership team at Providence St. Joseph Health. Steve holds an MS in Computer Science from Washington University in St. Louis, and a BS in Electrical Engineering and BA in Modern Languages and Linguistics from the University of Notre Dame.

Bruce Barcott

Editorial Lead

TCAI Editorial Lead Bruce Barcott is the author of several award-winning books, including The Measure of a Mountain, The Last Flight of the Scarlet Macaw, and Weed the People. His investigations have appeared in The New York Times Magazine, Time Magazine, and National Geographic, and his honors include a Guggenheim Fellowship and the Washington State Book Award. At TCAI, Bruce strives to make the emerging world of AI accessible to non-technical readers around the world.

Valerie Courtney

Development Advisor

Valerie Courtney is a philanthropy strategist with over two decades of experience in nonprofit leadership, comprehensive fundraising programs, board engagement, and capital campaign execution. She played a key role in Seattle Children's record-breaking $1.42B campaign and has advised organizations ranging from education and contemplative practice to early-stage nonprofits. Val is focused on helping mission-driven organizations connect vision and strategy with effective action and results.

Chris Steck

Senior Technical Advisor

Chris Steck has led technology strategy and standards for companies like Microsoft, RealNetworks, Cisco, and Xperi for over 25 years. His past standards leadership roles include CTO of IMTC, Strategy chair for Open Connectivity Foundation and IoT Strategic Advisor for GlobalPlatform. Most recently, Chris led EIDR’s Content Authenticity initiative. Chris is passionate about ethical and transparent AI and drives emerging standards and open source to facilitate developer implementation of AI policy and regulation.