Laura Hackney
FounderFounder at AnnieCannons
Brooklyn, New York, United States
FoundedAnnieCannons Β· YC
About
Laura Hackney is the CEO and cofounder of AnnieCannons, a national organization that trains and connects individuals who have experienced human trafficking to careers in technology. A software engineer from Atlanta, GA, she contributed to the development of AnnieCannons' coding training program and its internal software products. Before AnnieCannons, she managed the Program on Human Rights at Stanford University's Freeman Spogli Institute and worked as a Senior Research Associate for Stanford's Anti-Trafficking Project in the Mekong Sub-Region.
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Intro paths
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Experience
- AnnieCannonsCEOcurrent2021 β present
- AnnieCannonsCofounder and Chief Technology Officer2015 β 2021San Francisco, CA
- Anita ProjectChief Technical Advisorcurrent2019 β present
- Stanford University, Freeman Spogli InstituteProgram Manager: Program on Human Rights2014 β 2015
- Stanford University, Freeman Spogli InstituteSenior Researcher: Stanford Anti-Trafficking Project in the Mekong Sub-Region2012 β 2014
- Carol Porter for Lt.GovernorStaffer2010
Skills & more
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Human TraffickingSouth East AsiaPublic SpeakingLanguages Chinese
- SOE-XETECH0001 - Ethics, Technology and Public Policy for Practitioners β Stanford University
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Laura Hackney?
- Laura Hackney is the CEO and cofounder of AnnieCannons, a national organization that trains and connects individuals who have experienced human trafficking to careers in technology. A software engineer from Atlanta, GA, she contributed to the development of AnnieCannons' coding training program and its internal software products. Before AnnieCannons, she managed the Program on Human Rights at Stanford University's Freeman Spogli Institute and worked as a Senior Research Associate for Stanford's Anti-Trafficking Project in the Mekong Sub-Region.
- Where does Laura Hackney work?
- Laura Hackney is Founder of AnnieCannons.
- What companies did Laura Hackney found?
- Laura Hackney founded AnnieCannons.
- Where did Laura Hackney go to school?
- Laura Hackney studied at Stanford University (Master's degree, East Asian Studies-Stanford Global Studies); Yunnan University (Certificate in Language (Mandarin Chinese)); University of California, Berkeley (Bachelor's degree, Political Science).
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