Tiffany Shlain is an American filmmaker, artist, and author, recognized by Newsweek as one of the 'Women Shaping the 21st Century.' Described as an 'internet pioneer' by On Being, she co-founded the Webby Awards in 1996, an annual event that The New York Times called the 'Oscars of the Web.' In 1998, she further established the International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences.