Susan Fonseca Lanham

Faculty Associate at Arizona State University, Thunderbird School of Global Management. Areas of expertise include, Global Ventures, Global Entrepreneurship, Branding, Leadership, Education (the Future of Education), the World of Work (remote talent), Exponential Tech/1 Billion Impact, Communications. 

Founding Member of Singularity University, Women@TheFrontier, and SheWorks! Board of Advisors for Velara Fintech and XRinLearning. ​Global Impact Adviser, and Director of Marketing & Communications at Rocky Hill Country Day School.

Significant experience advising startup founders, c-level entrepreneurs, and education leaders.

I evaluate future trends in education and guide innovative brand growth. I help build ecosystems of innovation, accelerate outreach, monitor market opportunities, and coordinate strategic impact for organizations.

I manage collaborative, dynamic, and cross-functional teams, located around the world. My work includes communicating ideas that connect people, places, and purpose. My companies have featured the next change-agents, uncovering industry breakthroughs, and connecting the Future of Education with the World of Work.



Keynote presentations include: Mastercard Latin America & Caribbean Leadership Forum, National Association of Independent Schools (NAIS), Forbes LatAm Summit, International Development Bank (IDB 'Demand Solutions') Innovation Summit, NASA STEM Conference, MarketersLatAm, Clinton Foundation's Future of the America's Forum, TEDx, Global Entrepreneurship Summit, Coca-Cola, the Digital World Congress Summit, Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Summit, The University of Georgia, Tecnológico de Monterrey (Mexico), The University of Waterloo (Canada), and LatAm Female Founders Series. 



As Presidential Attaché, I coordinated diplomatic trade missions between U.S. Trade Officials, Ambassadors, and the Presidents of Central America. I joined the U.S. Secretary of Commerce during DR-CAFTA negotiations (a multinational Free Trade Agreement between The United States, Honduras, Guatemala, Nicaragua, El Salvador, Costa Rica and the Dominican Republic).



Luminaries Peter Diamandis and Ray Kurzweil described me as "the Heart" of Singularity University. My work included sourcing critical seed capital, negotiating a 5-year Space Act Agreement with NASA, managing partnerships with Google, Autodesk, TED, and launching the inaugural Global Impact Program (for emerging leaders), and Executive Programs (for C-level officers, founders, and government officials). In our first year, our alumni network reached 75+ nations. For my role and impact, I am credited as "Singularity University's Founding Architect."