Anna Akins is a communications officer at the Georgia Tech Research Institute (GTRI) who writes external-facing stories about GTRI's research efforts that drive economic impact in Georgia, advance national security, and improve the human condition. Prior to GTRI, Anna worked for over 3 years as a technology reporter for S&P Global Market Intelligence, a provider of multi-asset class and real-time data, research, news, and analytics to institutional investors, wealth managers, corporations, and other entities.