Vanessa Castañeda Gill
CEO and Co-Founder
Social Cipher

It's Vanessa Castañeda Gill's mission to unite her passions for art and stories in innovative ways that help people. Based on her own experiences as an autistic/ADHD individual, Vanessa co-founded Social Cipher, a game-based social-emotional learning platform for neurodiverse youth and the professionals who work with them.

Her 50% neurodivergent team recently released their latest episode of their game series, Ava: a space-pirate adventure that explores social challenges through the eyes of an autistic protagonist. Vanessa and her team have earned recognition as Forbes 30 Under 30s, AT&T Aspire Fellows, Facebook Global Gaming Citizens, and LEGO Play for All Accelerator Fellows.