Leila Janah

• Founder and Chief Executive Officer
  Samasource

Leila Janah is a social entrepreneur interested in using technology and new business methods to reduce poverty and promote social justice. Currently, she is Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Samasource, a non-profit business that connects people living in poverty to microwork - small, computer-based tasks that build skills and generate life-changing income. In 2011, Janah co-founded Samahope, a crowdfunding site for medical treatments in developing countries. She is also a board member of CARE USA, a leading humanitarian organization that works to fight global poverty.