Host, On with Kara Swisher

Kara Swisher (@karaswisher) is host of On with Kara Swisher and co-host of the Pivot podcast. She’s editor-at-large at New York Magazine and a CNN contributor. Swisher is the co-founder of the technology website, Recode, and tech conference, Code, which is the country’s premier conference on tech and media. Considered the top reporter in the tech game, Swisher has been reporting on the industry since the early 1990s. Once called “Silicon Valley's most feared but revered journalist,” Swisher has established herself as the oracle of the tech world with unrivaled access to the industry's most significant leaders. She’s also a New York Times best-selling author for her memoir, Burn Book: A Tech Love Story (Simon & Schuster, February 2024). 

Former U.S. Secretary of Commerce

Gina Raimondo served as the 40th U.S. Secretary of Commerce, where she focused on making America more competitive by driving job creation, fostering innovation, and strengthening national security. Under her leadership, the Department of Commerce made historic investments in Internet access, manufacturing, workforce training, and climate readiness through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, the CHIPS Act, and the Inflation Reduction Act. She oversaw $39 billion in incentives for chip manufacturing, $40 billion in broadband grants, and significant investments in climate resilience and minority business support. As Secretary, Raimondo also led efforts on AI development, launching the U.S. AI Safety Institute and establishing the international network of AI Safety Institutes. She has been recognized as one of TIME's Most Influential People and is known for her role in advancing national security through technology and international cooperation, and most recently, for her leadership on how the U.S. can navigate AI-driven workforce disruption.

Prior to her federal service, she served as the 75th Governor of Rhode Island, where she focused on economic development, infrastructure, and education — and made Rhode Island the first state to offer tuition-free community college for all high school graduates. She also served as Chair of the Democratic Governors Association. Earlier, as Rhode Island's General Treasurer, she restructured the state's pension system to avoid a financial crisis.

Raimondo is a graduate of Harvard, Oxford (Rhodes Scholar), and Yale Law School. She is married to Andy Moffit, and they have two children.