Malika Saada Saar

At-a-Glance

Senior Fellow, Human Rights Law and Tech at Brown University's Watson Institute for International and Public Affairs since 2023
Founder of the Human Rights Project for Girls (Rights4Girls), a national legal and advocacy organization
Led groundbreaking work as YouTube’s Global Head of Human Rights to embed human rights principles across product design, trust and safety systems, and public policy strategies
Drove global stakeholder engagement and operationalized human rights safeguards in supply chains as Senior Counsel on Civil and Human Rights at Google
Serves on the Boards of the Watson Institute and the Peabody Awards
Holds degrees from Brown University (B.A.), Stanford University (M.A. in Education), and Georgetown University Law Center (J.D.)

Biography

Malika Saada Saar is a distinguished human rights lawyer, tech policy strategist, and global thought leader at the intersection of justice, technology, and public policy. She is currently a Senior Fellow at Brown University’s Watson Institute for International and Public Affairs, where she teaches and advises on the intersections of AI, democracy, and the rule of law.