Biography
As Rippleworks' Portfolio Sourcing Director, Leah is focused on finding high-impact organizations for Rippleworks to support. Prior to Rippleworks, Leah helped build Stanford Impact Labs at Stanford University, connecting research in the social sciences with people working on the front lines of solving social problems. Before that, Leah spent seven years in East Africa, first working as a Global Health Corps Fellow in Burundi for Population Services International, and then as the Deputy Country Director for One Acre Fund Rwanda. During her time at One Acre Fund, she managed a team that grew the customer base by over 5x, serving almost 300,000 farm families across Rwanda. She currently lives in Paris, France with her husband and very wild (but very cute) two-year-old son, Desmond.