Lia McBride

Lia McBride is the Founder and CEO of LIAVELLA, an innovative and disruptive luxury handbag collection designed for modern women who value versatility and balance, and the General Manager of AI Engineer, where she leads the company globally. Lia comes from a creative, fashion-led family, and that instinct for design shows in everything she builds. She designed the LIAVELLA collection from scratch and single-handedly drove it from concept to launch, and continues to lead the brand globally today. At AI Engineer, Lia leads global operations, partnerships, and international expansion for one of the fastest-growing communities of AI engineers in the world. With nearly two decades in technology - including early career working with Google and senior leadership roles at Twitter and Improbable - she has spent her career advancing developer ecosystems, scaling high-growth platforms, and building the structures that let innovation thrive. Two very different worlds, one throughline: Lia builds and leads with intention.