About
Leila Janah is the Founder and CEO of Samasource, a provider of image, video, and sensor data annotation and validation for machine learning, and the founder of LXMI, a fair-trade luxury brand. Her work focuses on providing living-wage jobs to low-income women and youth through the digital economy. She is a Young Global Leader of the World Economic Forum, a former Director of CARE USA, and a recipient of a Heinz Award; she holds a BA from Harvard and lives in San Francisco.
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Experience
- LXMIFounder2016 — 2020San Francisco Bay Area
- oneleap limitedBoard Member2011 — 2020London, United Kingdom
- SamasourceChairman, CEO, and Founder2008 — 2020San Francisco Bay Area
- CAREBoard Member2012 — 2016Greater Atlanta Area
- TechSoupBoard Member2010 — 2015
- Incentives for Global HealthDirector2007 — 2009
- Katzenbach Partners LLCAssociate2005 — 2007
- The World BankResearcher2005
- Ashoka: Innovators for the PublicResearcher2003
- CRESPVolunteer2002
Education
- Harvard UniversityBA, Development Studies2000 — 2005
- California Academy of Mathematics and Science1996 — 2000
Skills & more
SaaS99International Development99Social Enterprise99Outsourcing99Crowdsourcing99Social Entrepreneurship99Workforce Development99Non-profits99Product Management99Social Innovation99Proposal Writing99Social Media99
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- Who is Leila Janah?
- Leila Janah is the Founder and CEO of Samasource, a provider of image, video, and sensor data annotation and validation for machine learning, and the founder of LXMI, a fair-trade luxury brand. Her work focuses on providing living-wage jobs to low-income women and youth through the digital economy. She is a Young Global Leader of the World Economic Forum, a former Director of CARE USA, and a recipient of a Heinz Award; she holds a BA from Harvard and lives in San Francisco.
- Where does Leila Janah work?
- Leila Janah is Founder of Sama.
- What companies did Leila Janah found?
- Leila Janah founded Sama.
- Where did Leila Janah go to school?
- Leila Janah studied at Harvard University (BA, Development Studies); California Academy of Mathematics and Science.
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