About
Leads HGL's portfolio support, partnerships, and programs including the Progressive AI Lab, working across the US, UK, and Canada at the intersection of tech and social impact.
Experience
- Higher Ground LabsPrincipalcurrent2025 — present
- Higher Ground LabsVP, Programs & Partnerships | Head of Progressive AI Lab2023 — 2025
- Higher Ground LabsCommunity Director2022 — 2023
- The Burnout ProjectCo-Foundercurrent2018 — present
- Cause DigitalFounder2018 — 2022Greater Toronto Area, Canada
- BloomHead of Community2020 — 2021Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Strategic Communications Inc. (STRATCOM)Digital Strategist2017 — 2018Greater Vancouver Metropolitan Area
- FreeformersDigital Consultant2016London Area, United Kingdom
- FreeformersTrainer2015 — 2016London Area, United Kingdom
- DoteveryoneDigital Mentor2016United Kingdom
- Futurpreneur CanadaBusiness Development Associate2014Greater Toronto Area, Canada
- YouzusAccount Manager2013 — 2014Greater Toronto Area, Canada
- TDCompliance Associate2013Toronto, Canada Area
- TDCustomer Service Representative2012 — 2013Vancouver, BC and Toronto, ON
- City of VancouverFacilitator2012Greater Vancouver Metropolitan Area
Skills & more
Public Speaking71Community Outreach40Event Planning35Policy Analysis16Non-profits2Social Media63Fundraising7Volunteer Management4Nonprofits9Time Management5Public Policy6Community Development22
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International RelationsSocial Media MarketingMicrosoft OfficeStrategic CommunicationsResearchLeadershipSpeech WritingSocial NetworkingEvent ManagementMedia RelationsStrategyLanguages English · French · Korean
- Mental Health First Aid — Mental Health First Aid Canada
- HTML & CSS — Codecademy
- Certificate in Personal Coaching — The Coaching Academy
From Leah's professional profile.
Colleagues at Higher Ground Labs
Addisu Demissie
Principal & Co-Founder, 50+1 Strategies at Higher Ground Labs
Aia Sarycheva
Vice President, Bessemer Venture Partners at Higher Ground Labs
Allen Kramer
Co-Founder, Mobilize at Higher Ground Labs
Andrew McLaughlin
Partner at Higher Ground Labs
Arthur Thompson
CTO, DNC at Higher Ground Labs
Aveek Majumdar
Founder, TSQ Advisors at Higher Ground Labs
Ben Brandzel
Founder, The OPEN Network at Higher Ground Labs
Beth Bafford
CEO, Climate United at Higher Ground Labs
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Leah Bae?
- Leads HGL's portfolio support, partnerships, and programs including the Progressive AI Lab, working across the US, UK, and Canada at the intersection of tech and social impact.
- Where does Leah Bae work?
- Leah Bae is Principal at Higher Ground Labs.
- Where did Leah Bae go to school?
- Leah Bae studied at University of Toronto (Bachelor of Arts - BA, Political Science); Queen's University (Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Global Development Studies); Université Laval (French).
Same school
Also attended University of Toronto341
Ilya SutskeverCo-founder of OpenAI; co-founder & CEO of Safe SuperintelligenceNick FrosstCo-founder of CohereYasmin RazaviInvestor at Spark CapitalImran BashirFounding Partner, Chief Operating Officer at Extreme Venture PartnersKarim GillaniGeneral Partner at Luge CapitalAndrew MiklasGeneral Partner at Y Combinator
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Also attended Queen's University226
Steph TryphonasCo-founder of Collaborative RoboticsHark AhluwaliaAssociate at RevolutionSydney SloanChief Marketing Officer at Scale Venture PartnersZeya YangInvestor at IVP (Institutional Venture Partners)Curtis UrbanowiczInvestment at Makers FundSanjiv KalevarPartner at Mucker Capital
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Also attended Université Laval36
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Shared employers
Also worked at Higher Ground Labs9
Betsy HooverFounder and Managing Partner at Higher Ground LabsHillary LehrManaging Director, Fund V at Higher Ground LabsGerard NiemiraManaging Director, Fund IV at Higher Ground LabsAndrew McLaughlinPartner at Higher Ground LabsJose CornejoAdvisor at Higher Ground LabsCharlton CunninghamEcosystem Navigator, The Continuum at Higher Ground Labs
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