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Carissa Lintao a 24-year-old CEO who entered the tech industry at the age of 18
Carissa Lintao is a “Kind Innovator” and the CEO and founder of Apptuitive, an award-winning app store optimization agency. Over the past five years, her work has led her to oversee the growth of more than 300 apps and the beginning stages of countless aspiring entrepreneurs’ app ideas. Carissa has been recognized in Forbes, Thrive Global, Business Insider, and Roadtrip Nation’s documentary Venture Forward for her entrepreneurial efforts and focus on changing tech for the better. Raising awareness about the intersection of ethics and tech to bridge information gaps and level the playing field is her passion. Carissa also mentors the next generation through her work as an independent TEDx advisor and a TECHNOLOchicas Ambassador. In addition, Carissa researches and reports on overlooked ethical issues regarding tech, such as humane design, social media usage, app developer responsibility, and inequality.