Lily Fitzgerald is the Director of the Center for Advanced Manufacturing at the Massachusetts Technology Collaborative (MassTech), the state’s economic development agency for tech and innovation. She leads a team dedicated to supporting the Massachusetts manufacturing ecosystem through strategic initiatives, grant programs, and ecosystem development. In her role, Lily oversees efforts to strengthen the state’s advanced manufacturing sector and drive innovation across key industries. Previously, Lily served as Senior Manager of Advanced Technology Programs at MassTech, where she led the Massachusetts Manufacturing Innovation Initiative (M2I2) and spearheaded cluster development for additive and bioindustrial manufacturing. Before joining MassTech, she spent seven years at Ginkgo Bioworks as an early engineer and later founded the company’s Public Policy team to advocate for the growing bioeconomy. Lily holds an M.S. in Technology Policy from MIT and a B.S. in Environmental Science from UMass Amherst.