Malika Saada Saar
Professional Affiliation
Global Head of Human Rights, YouTube
Expert Bio
Malika Saada Saar is a human rights lawyer who serves at YouTube鈥檚 Global Head of Human Rights Partnerships. She leads the platform鈥檚 efforts in working alongside activists, nonprofits and external partners to advance human rights issues, including in the areas of criminal justice reform, gender equality and racial justice. She was previously Google鈥檚 Senior Counsel on Civil and Human Rights.
Prior to her time at Google, Malika was a leader in the nonprofit community, having founded and served as Executive Director of both Rights4Girls and The Rebecca Project for Human Rights. She also served on the Presidential Advisory Council on HIV/AIDS during the Obama Administration.
Malika holds a Bachelor of Arts from Brown University, a Master鈥檚 in Education from Stanford University and a J.D. from Georgetown University Law Center.
