Monica Groves is Manager, Prize Operations at XPRIZE where she executes impact strategies and program planning for XPRIZE Connect and manages recruitment and community engagement for XPRIZE Rapid Reskilling.

With over a decade of experience in community building and outreach, Monica oversees activations in learner empowerment, intersectionality in EdTech, and partnerships. She also leads the Women of XPRIZE group to promote gender parity internally and the XPRIZE Anti-Racism Council to recognize and find solutions to addressing the systemic inequities faced by people of African descent in our work and culture. She has a MA in Media Communications with emphasis in Communications Management from Webster University and is a storyteller, writer, and vice-chair of the Burbank Cultural Arts Commission. You can learn more about Monica’s work at https://go.xprize.org/connect.