Julie Wenah

Julie Wenah

TED Attendee
Los Angeles, California, United States
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About Julie

I am a…

Artist, Athlete, Business leader, Christian, Connector, Designer, Educator/Teacher, Explorer, Filmmaker, Idea generator, Inventor, Lawyer, Public servant, Technologist, World traveler

Bio

Julie M. Wenah is a digital civil rights lawyer, tech executive, and filmmaker. She serves as Chairwoman of the Digital Civil Rights Coalition, a global community shaping a more just digital ecosystem. At Meta, she created Project Height, a proactive equity framework for inclusive product development, and led civil rights efforts for the company's Race Data Measurement initiative. At Airbnb, she launched Project Lighthouse, an award-winning framework addressing racial disparities. Julie served in the Obama Administration at the Department of Commerce, the White House, and the Office of First Lady Michelle Obama, and began her career as a Legal Fellow at NASA. She is also the founder of The Album & The Mixtape, a creative collective dedicated to storytelling through lyrics and prose.

I'm passionate about

Music and Responsible Technology

An idea worth spreading

Love is always the answer.

Areas of expertise

Government, Hip Hop, Law, Mathematics, Music, Product, Technology

Things you might not know

Logic Games and Dancing