Career Highlights

• President and CEO of Lanmark Technology, Inc.
• Served the United States as a Naval Intelligence Officer
• Holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Mathematics from the United States Naval Academy, a Master of Business Administration degree from the College of William and Mary Mason School of Business and a Master's Certificate in Government Contracting from George Washington University
• Won the National Association of Professional Asian American Women's 2003 Outstanding Small Business Award
• Participated in the Enterprising Woman "Strategies for Building a Fast Growth Company" Panel Discussion in February 2007
• Co-founder of the Hay-Smith Foundation, a nonprofit organization organized to support the education and empowerment of undeserved individuals in the United States and abroad.

Lani Hay is the CEO and founder of Lanmark Technology, Inc., a company that deals with technological service information. She graduated from The United States Naval Academy with a Bachelor’s in Mathematics and Science. Later, she went on to earn her Master of Business Administration from the College of William and Mary’s Mason School of Business and a Master’s Certificate in Government Contracting from George Washington University. Ms. Hay’s service as an Air Intelligence Officer gave her the leadership skills that provided her with the foundation to construct a reliable consulting company. She was rewarded for her hard work and company leadership in 2003 with the “Outstanding Small Business Award”, a number two ranking position in “Technology’s Top 50 Rising Star”, and her company LMT was listed as the thirteenth fastest growing technology company in the “Technology Fast 500”.

In 2007 she participated in the Enterprising Woman "Strategies for Building a Fast Growth Company" Panel Discussion, was named by Business Women’s Network “Woman to Watch”, Office Depot’s “Business Woman of the Year”, and the Small Business Association’s “National Minority Small Business Person of the Year” along with other honorable mentions. As co-founder of the Hay-Smith Foundation, a nonprofit organization created to support the education and empowerment of undeserved individuals in the United States and abroad, she has been able to give back to the community. Ms. Hay’s desire to achieve and help others stems from her guiding principle to “honor diversity” and to “bring about social change with integrity and grace”.

Lani Hay joins ThinkTalk host Nellie Yangmi to discuss her career as President and CEO of Lanmark Technologies. Hay offers career advice and answers questions from Georgetown University students about the challenges she faced as an Asian woman in the business world and about her approach to managing techniques.