Delegate Michelle Maldonado is a former tech lawyer and business leader who founded the Virginia General Assembly's Technology & Innovation Caucus. She leads on AI/new and emerging tech issues in the House of Delegates focusing on AI, privacy, and blockchain. Delegate Maldonado also serves on the Joint Commission on Technology & Science, NCSL's Taskforce on Artificial Intelligence, Cybersecurity & Privacy, and the Multistate AI Working Policy Group (MAP-WG) comprised of state legislators from across the country. She is a graduate of Barnard College and has been recognized as a "2024 Impact Maker" by Virginia Business Magazine.