December 03, 2018 – Washington D.C.

Twilio Joins BSA


BSA | The Software Alliance today announced that Twilio has become its newest global member. Karyn Smith, General Counsel at Twilio, will also join BSA’s Board of Directors.

Founded in 2008, San Francisco-based Twilio helps tens of thousands of organizations, from small businesses to the world’s largest multinational companies, unlock the magic of communications. Twilio’s software platform has virtualized the world’s telecommunications infrastructure, allowing companies from industries like financial services, manufacturing, retail, and many more to use voice, messaging, and video to reinvent how they engage with their customers.

“We’re excited to welcome Twilio to BSA,” said Victoria Espinel, President and CEO of BSA | The Software Alliance. “Every sector of the global economy relies on software. Twilio’s communications tools – which are used by transportation, finance, cybersecurity, and other industries – are an example of software’s far-reaching benefits. We look forward to working with Twilio to advocate before governments around the world on issues that impact software, including data privacysecurity, and artificial intelligence."

Learn more about BSA’s policy priorities here.


About Twilio

Today's leading companies trust Twilio's Customer Engagement Platform (CEP) to build direct, personalized relationships with their customers everywhere in the world. Twilio enables companies to use communications and data to add intelligence and security to every step of the customer journey, from sales to marketing to growth, customer service and many more engagement use cases in a flexible, programmatic way. Across 180 countries, millions of developers and hundreds of thousands of businesses use Twilio to create magical experiences for their customers. For more information about Twilio (NYSE: TWLO), visit: www.twilio.com.


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