Penny Gage is Managing Director at Launch Alaska, overseeing the Tech Deployment Track - our flagship program to help climate tech companies from across the world deploy their technologies in Alaska. Penny also leads Launch Alaska's policy and advocacy work to advance the energy transition.

Penny grew up in Pelican and Sitka, Alaska, and has family across the state. She is Tlingit Alaska Native from the Raven Dog Salmon clan, and is a member of the Sitka Tribe of Alaska. Her Tlingit name is Xʼwaséeya. She has a BA from the University of Alaska Fairbanks, a Master of Science in Foreign Service from Georgetown University, and served in the U.S. Peace Corps in Nicaragua for two years.

Penny brings a diverse background in economic development, entrepreneur support and training, federal and state government, the nonprofit sector, energy policy, and international affairs. She serves on The Nature Conservancy Alaska Board of Trustees and is the chair of Sealaska Corporation’s Shareholder Participation Committee. Penny lives in Anchorage with her husband and young daughter.