Leigh-Ann Buchanan, a longtime leader in the Miami tech community, is taking on her next challenge: She will lead the new Miami-Dade Innovation Authority.

As the organization’s first president, she said she will “lead its launch and support its strategic vision to scale solutions for people most affected by critical challenges, improve economic and social outcomes, and make Miami-Dade a world class capital for high growth companies.”

After seven years, Leigh-Ann Buchanan, is stepping down as President of aīre ventures.

Leigh-Ann has been a staple leader in the tech and innovation ecosystem in South Florida known for her passion and work building a more inclusive and equitable ecosystem. As the founding executive of aīre ventures, a venture studio focused on scaling tech and innovation solutions addressing systemic gaps in access, opportunity and racial equity, Leigh-Ann lead strategic efforts around innovation for the social impact.

Miami Launch event for America On Tech, an organization focused on building equitable pathways for underserved students while slowly decreasing the systemic barriers in the education system.