Proust Goes Tech With Paola Santana, Founder Of Social Glass And Matternet
When Paola Santana scored a Fulbright Scholarship to come from the Dominican Republic to the United States, she didn’t have a clear plan of what she wanted to do. She just knew she wanted to do something (and promised the committee she’d figure it out).
Since then, she’s gone on to start Matternet, a drone delivery company backed by Mercedes Benz and Boeing, and even was the youngest appointed member to the first FAA Drone Advisory Committee.
A certified lawyer, Santana also co-established the Dominican Republic’s Constitutional Court, and she went on to work on the Hyperloop and partner with NASA. She’s currently kickstarting a second company that blends the two worlds of law and tech: Social Glass. The company is going to use software to create a system that will help government organizations improve communication, both within and across different departments. Her hopes are that she creates something similar to G-suite for governments...