Saleema Vellani
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Saleema Vellani

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FOUNDER Saleema is the Founder and CEO of Ripple Impact, an accelerator and community that helps entrepreneurs grow their businesses and platforms. At the age of 21, Saleema co-founded and launched Brazil’s top-rated language school to finance an orphanage. She later co-founded a leading online translation agency to help companies expand their digital presence globally. She has co-founded seven ventures with three exits. RESEARCHER In 2017, she co-led an award-winning study at the World Bank on solving food insecurity in conflict-affected countries through climate-smart technologies. She has also contributed to impact evaluations and other research for various international organizations. ADJUNCT PROFESSOR She is the Adjunct Professor of Social Entrepreneurship at University Startups. Saleema also teaches Design Thinking and Entrepreneurship at Johns Hopkins University and frequently guest lectures at business schools. KEYNOTE SPEAKER Saleema speaks on innovative leadership, entrepreneurship, and inclusive innovation. She also gave a TEDx talk at Texas A&M University on Innovation Starts With I in March 2021. AUTHOR Saleema is the author of Innovation Starts With I. She has co-authored 12 publications in international development and evaluation , including Frontier Agriculture for Improving Refugee Livelihoods: Unleashing Climate-Smart and Water-Saving Agricultural Technologies in MENA, and Insect and Hydroponic Farming in Africa: The New Circular Food Economy. She also regularly contributes to Forbes.
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