Hera Hussain
Founder & Chief Executive Officer, Chayn
Hera Hussain is the founder and CEO of Chayn, a global nonprofit that creates resources on the web to address gender-based violence. Chayn’s multilingual resources—designed with, not for survivors—have reached more than 500,000 people from all around the globe. Raised in Pakistan and currently living in the United Kingdom, Hussain knew from early on that she wanted to tackle the issues of violence against women. She believes in using the power of open-source technology, trauma-informed design, and hope-filled framing to solve the world's pressing issues. Hussain is an Ashoka Fellow, and was on the Forbes 30 Under 30, MIT Technology Review’s Innovators Under 35, and European Young Leader 2020 lists.