Where does Leah Morris work?

Leah Morris is Executive Director, Encode: AI for Science at Pillar VC.

What does Leah Morris invest in?

Leah Morris invests in AI & Machine Learning.

Where did Leah Morris go to school?

Leah Morris studied at University of Toronto - Rotman School of Management (Master of Business Administration - MBA); University of Toronto - Munk School of Global Affairs & Public Policy (Master of Global Affairs); Dalhousie University.

Leah Morris

Investor

Executive Director, Encode: AI for Science at Pillar VC

United Kingdom

About

Leah Morris works at Pillar VC, having previously been a Senior Director at Radical Ventures, where she led responsible AI strategy and managed research partnerships. Her earlier experience includes economic AI research at the University of Toronto and global health and security work with the United Nations and nonprofits in Jamaica and South Africa. She holds an MBA and a Master of Global Affairs from the University of Toronto's Munk School, along with dual bachelor's degrees in International Development Studies and Environment, Sustainability, and Society from the University of King's College.

Invests in

AI & Machine Learning

Experience

Pillar VCExecutive Director, Encode: AI for Sciencecurrent2025 — presentLondon Area, United Kingdom
Centre for Machine IntelligenceESA Board Membercurrent2026 — presentSheffield
University of WaterlooExecutive Committee Member, Trust in Research Undertaken in Science and Technology (TRuST)current2024 — present
Radical VenturesSenior Director, Velocity Program2023 — 2025Toronto, Palo Alto, London
Radical VenturesDirector, Velocity Program2022 — 2023
Radical VenturesAssociate2020 — 2022
Radical VenturesSenior Analyst2020
World Economic ForumWorking Group Member, AI Governance Alliance2024
Young Diplomats of Canada - Jeunes diplomates du CanadaDelegate, 2022 United Nations High Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development2022New York, New York, United States
University of TorontoAssociate Researcher2019 — 2020Toronto
ORCA ComputingOperations2020
University of Toronto - Munk School of Global Affairs & Public PolicyGraduate Teaching Assistant2019
Open Society FoundationsOSF Fellow2018 — 2019Johannesburg Area, South Africa
Export Development Canada | Exportation et développement Canada - EDCExternal Consultant2018 — 2019Singapore, Singapore
University Consulting Group (UCG)Senior Consultant2018 — 2019
IOM - UN MigrationPolicy Analyst2018Geneva Area, Switzerland
Journal of International Law and International RelationsSenior Editor2017 — 2018Toronto, Canada Area
Global Affairs Canada | Affaires mondiales CanadaAdministration/Grants Programme Assistant at the Caribbean Vulnerable Communities (CVC) coalition2015 — 2016Kingston, Jamaica

Skills & more

Strategic PlanningCommunity OutreachEvent Planning3Key Performance IndicatorsNonprofit OrganizationsQualitative ResearchBenchmarkingStrategic ThinkingCommunicationBusiness StrategyInternational Business DevelopmentLeadership Development

+12 more

Grassroots OrganizingGovernmental AffairsProgram DevelopmentVenture FinancingPolicy AnalysisCommunity EngagementPublic PolicyManagementResponsible AIPublic SpeakingStrategyLeadership

Whitewater Rescue (WWR) I & II — Boreal River Rescue
Gamification for Development — GIZ, ILO/CINTERFOR, UNITAR, and the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Data Visualization in R — DataCamp
Yoga Teacher (250 hour) — The Yoga Sanctuary

From Leah's professional profile.

Colleagues at Pillar VC

Alec Nielsen

Founder & CEO, Asimov & Venture Partner at Pillar VC

Alex Reinhart

Associate at Pillar VC

Alex Ting

Director of Events & Operations at Pillar VC

Andras Forgacs

Co-Founder & Board Director, Modern Meadow, Fork & Goode, Organovo & Founding Pillar at Pillar VC

Andrea Coravos

Co-founder/CEO, HumanFirst & Venture Partner at Pillar VC

Andy Beck

CEO, PathAI & Founding Pillar at Pillar VC

Ash Ashutosh

CEO, Actifio & Founding Pillar at Pillar VC

Bernhard van Lengerich

CEO at Seeding The Future Foundation. Board Member at Beyond Meat and CSO at General Mills & Founding Pillar at Pillar VC

Frequently asked questions

Who is Leah Morris?: Leah Morris works at Pillar VC, having previously been a Senior Director at Radical Ventures, where she led responsible AI strategy and managed research partnerships. Her earlier experience includes economic AI research at the University of Toronto and global health and security work with the United Nations and nonprofits in Jamaica and South Africa. She holds an MBA and a Master of Global Affairs from the University of Toronto's Munk School, along with dual bachelor's degrees in International Development Studies and Environment, Sustainability, and Society from the University of King's College.
Where does Leah Morris work?: Leah Morris is Executive Director, Encode: AI for Science at Pillar VC.
What does Leah Morris invest in?: Leah Morris invests in AI & Machine Learning.
Where did Leah Morris go to school?: Leah Morris studied at University of Toronto - Rotman School of Management (Master of Business Administration - MBA); University of Toronto - Munk School of Global Affairs & Public Policy (Master of Global Affairs); Dalhousie University.