Orissa leverages technical and policy expertise to help companies identify and address the human rights impacts of their technology products and services.
Her experience with algorithmic bias remediation, artificial intelligence (AI) tooling and deployment, and data privacy helps partners introduce innovations responsibly. Prior to BSR, Orissa led programs for housing equity and public transportation infrastructure and directed strategy for technology start-ups.
Orissa earned an MS in Information Management and Systems from UC Berkeley and a BA in History with honors from Scripps College. UC Berkeley awarded Orissa the Promise Fellowship and Sarukkkai Social Impact Award for her work at the intersection of technology and social justice.