Nilmini Rubin provided an overview of what happened in the U.S. election and what Republican control of the White House, Senate, and House meant for technology and economic policy. Nilmini is currently the chief policy officer for Hedera. Previously, she worked on the global policy team at Meta and led Tetra Tech’s global team, implementing energy and internet projects that resulted in millions of people gaining access to electricity for the first time. For 12 years, she served as a senior aide on both the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee and the U.S. House Foreign Affairs Committee, where she spearheaded the passage of legislation to provide electricity access in Africa, increase global internet access, reduce corruption through transparency, and reform U.S. foreign assistance. As a director at the National Security Council under President George W. Bush, Nilmini helped secure agreements on non-proliferation, international health, and foreign aid. She was named a Young Global Leader by the World Economic Forum and was a member of its Experts Network.