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The First Deafblind Harvard Law Graduate, Bestselling Author, and Commissioner on Social Connection

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The First Deafblind Harvard Law Graduate, Bestselling Author, and Commissioner on Social Connection

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Speaking Fee:
Contact Us for Pricing

Travels From:
OAK - Oakland, CA

Primary Topic Category:
Leadership and Management

Secondary Topic Category:
Technology

 

Haben Girma Speaker Profile: At A Glance

The first Deafblind person to graduate from Harvard Law School, Haben Girma is an award-winning advocate, author, and keynote speaker. She received the Helen Keller Achievement Award, was honored by President Obama as a Champion of Change, and serves as an inaugural Commissioner on the World Health Organization’s Commission on Social Connection. Haben travels the globe helping organizations drive innovation, strengthen resilience, and deepen human connection.

The first Deafblind person to graduate from Harvard Law School, Haben Girma is an award-winning advocate, author, and keynote speaker. She received the Helen Keller Achievement Award, was honored by President Obama as a Champion of Change, and serves as an inaugural Commissioner on the World Health Organization’s Commission on Social Connection. Haben travels the globe helping organizations drive innovation, strengthen resilience, and deepen human connection. The New York Times praised her bestselling book Haben: The Deafblind Woman Who Conquered Harvard Law. She demonstrates how constraints fuel innovation, crafting non-visual techniques for everything from dancing salsa to climbing an iceberg in Alaska. Her ingenuity led her to develop a speech-to-Braille communication system, opening a powerful new channel for Deafblind communication. Her captivating voice, infused with warmth and humor, encourages audiences to transform barriers into opportunities for growth. Organizations such as Apple, Bottega Veneta, Disney, Gartner, Google, Microsoft, Oxford University, and Visa have invited her to deliver keynote presentations. TIME included her in TIME100 Talks.
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