Thea serves as a director at Omidyar Network. Thea directs resources to new creators, investors, movements, and workers to build a safe, equitable, and accountable technology sector. She also investigates how the creator economy and new social platforms are redefining AI accountability, intellectual property, copyright laws, and worker rights. 

Prior to Omidyar Network, Thea worked at Mercy Corps, a global organization operating in 40+ countries and reaching 30 million people annually impacted by disasters, instability, protracted conflicts, and climate change. Thea served as global director of inclusive finance and a technical advisor on market systems development. She designed financial services, structured loan guarantees, and advised commercial investors on emerging digital technologies. She facilitated partnerships between civil society, technology companies, social media platforms, and government agencies to embed safety, trust, and realistic accountability mechanisms in products and services. She collaborated closely with government regulatory bodies and international standard-setting agencies, including the UN, on the practical implementation of and incentives to adhere to human rights principles. 

Thea holds a B.A. in anthropology and women’s studies from Guilford College, an Ed.M. from Harvard University Graduate School of Education, and an MBA from Saïd Business School at Oxford University, where she was a Forté Foundation fellow.