MALIKA SAADA SAAR

Human rights lawyer Malika Saada Saar was born in Pennsylvania and was raised in the Philadelphia area. She holds a Bachelor of Arts from Brown University, a Master’s in Education from Stanford University and a J.D. from Georgetown University. Saar serves as YouTube’s Global Head of Human Rights Partnerships. She leads the platform’s efforts in working alongside activists, nonprofits and external partners to advance human rights issues, including in the areas of criminal justice reform, gender equality and racial justice. She was previously Google’s Senior Counsel on Civil and Human Rights.  Prior to her time at Google, Malika was a leader in the nonprofit community, having founded and served as Executive Director of both Rights4Girls and The Rebecca Project for Human Rights. She also served on the Presidential Advisory Council on HIV/AIDS during the Obama Administration.

"To whom much is given, much is required."