Henna Wang is a Co-Founder of Gesso, an audio AR platform that layers audio with location. Gesso's mission is all about celebrating the wonder in the world through sound, and empowering the next generation of storytellers to express the world from their vantage point. Through their location-relevant content, listeners can explore places, both new and familiar, while listening to engaging, educational and inspirational audio content. Prompting introspection, reflection and consideration, the Gesso app is a vehicle for listeners to consider the experience of being human through site-specific audio storytelling.

Prior to launching Gesso, Henna has worked across the arts and social impact sectors at organizations such as Sotheby’s, Phillips, the Metropolitan Museum of Art and Smithsonian’s Freer | Sackler. Wang is especially passionate about cultural diplomacy and has worked closely with artisan groups through her roles at ByHand Consulting, the Alliance for Artisan Enterprise, and the Cherie Blair Foundation for Women. Henna holds a BA in Art History and Economics from Bucknell University, and an MSc in Culture and Society from the London School of Economics. Currently based in Brooklyn, she has also lived in Pittsburgh, Taipei, Washington DC, London, Paris and Ouagadougou.