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Leila Janah

Founder

Founder at Sama

San Francisco, California, United States

FoundedSama

30 Under 30 2012 · Consumer Technology

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.

Founder at Sama

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Experience

  1. LXMIFounder2016 — 2020San Francisco Bay Area
  2. oneleap limitedBoard Member2011 — 2020London, United Kingdom
  3. SamasourceChairman, CEO, and Founder2008 — 2020San Francisco Bay Area
  4. CAREBoard Member2012 — 2016Greater Atlanta Area
  5. TechSoupBoard Member2010 — 2015
  6. Incentives for Global HealthDirector2007 — 2009
  7. Katzenbach Partners LLCAssociate2005 — 2007
  8. The World BankResearcher2005
  9. Ashoka: Innovators for the PublicResearcher2003
  10. CRESPVolunteer2002

Education

  1. Harvard UniversityBA, Development Studies2000 — 2005
  2. California Academy of Mathematics and Science1996 — 2000

Skills & more

SaaS99International Development99Social Enterprise99Outsourcing99Crowdsourcing99Social Entrepreneurship99Workforce Development99Non-profits99Product Management99Social Innovation99Proposal Writing99Social Media99
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Languages French · Portuguese

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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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