Nabiha Syed
Nabiha Syed is Executive Director of Mozilla Foundation, the global nonprofit that does
everything from championing trustworthy AI to advocating for a more open, equitable
internet. Nabiha was the CEO of The Markup, an award-winning journalism non-profit that
challenges technology to serve the public good. Under her leadership, The Markup’s unique
approach was referenced by Congress 21 times, inspired dozens of class action lawsuits,
won a national Murrow Award and a Loeb Award, and was recognized as “Most Innovative”
by FastCompany in 2022. Prior to The Markup, Nabiha was a highly acclaimed media lawyer. Nabiha sits on the board of the Scott Trust and the New York Civil Liberties Union. In 2023 she was awarded the NAACP/Archewell Digital Civil Rights Award for her work.
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