A vision for revolutionizing the way people work led Leah Busque to pioneer the concept of “service networking.” Her passion for product innovation and devotion to user experience have propelled TaskRabbit into a leading role in the collaborative consumption movement. Since bootstrapping TaskRabbit in 2008, Leah has expanded the company internationally, grown the team to more than 60 employees, raised nearly $40 million in venture funding from venerated investors like Shasta Ventures, Lightspeed Ventures, and Founders Fund, and inspired legions of startups to launch in the collaborative and service networking space. Fast Company named her one of the “100 Most Creative People in Business,” and her achievements have been featured in the Wall Street Journal, Wired, and Time. Under her leadership, TaskRabbit has gathered accolades as a finalist in the Crunchies and Mashable Awards, and was named “The Next Big Thing in Tech” by the New York Times. Prior to founding TaskRabbit, Leah was a Software Engineer at IBM, working in the Messaging and Collaboration Software Development Group. She graduated Magna Cum Laude from Sweet Briar College, where she earned a B.S. in Mathematics and Computer Science. She served on the Board of Directors from 2001-2003. Leah is passionate about technology and creating brands and experiences that drive inspiration for people around the globe.

Founder and CEO @ TaskRabbit is an online and mobile marketplace that provides individuals and businesses with an easy, trusted, and secure way to get things done. Friendly and reliable TaskRabbits can help with just about anything - from simple deliveries and grocery shopping to longer-term office tasks. From June 2008 to Present (7 years 7 months) Board Member @ The company has developed a repertoire of over 120 traditional and modern classical ballets, performed by dancers from Argentina, Canada, China, Cuba, Denmark, France, Germany, Japan, Russia, Venezuela, Vietnam, and the United States. The repertoire includes ballets by Balanchine, Bournonville, de Mille. The company performs both classic ballets such as The Nutcracker and Swan Lake and more modern ballets such as Bodies of Technology which wowed audiences during its 2015 spring season. From June 2015 to Present (7 months) Board Member @ Sweet Briar College is a women's liberal arts college in Sweet Briar, Virginia, United States, about 12 miles (19 km) north of Lynchburg, Virginia. The college is on 3,250 acres in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains, on the former estate of the college's founder, Indiana Fletcher Williams. Sweet Briar was established in 1901 as the Sweet Briar Institute and opened its doors in 1906. Known as Sweet Briar College, the school is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges to award the Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Fine Arts, Bachelor of Science, Master of Arts in Teaching and Master of Education. From July 2015 to Present (6 months) Advisor @ Binary Capital focuses on early stage investments in companies focused on consumer technologies. From October 2014 to Present (1 year 3 months) San Francisco Bay AreaAdvisor @ Rise provides affordable 1:1 personal diet coaching from top nutrition experts. Their unique mobile platform connects you with an expert nutrition coach that understands your personal tastes and lifestyle, and holds you accountable until you achieve your goals. And through smart design and efficiency leaps, they’re able to provide this service for as low as $1 per day. From September 2013 to Present (2 years 4 months) San Francisco Bay AreaAdvisor @ Homebrew is a company providing seed-stage fund and operational expertise for entrepreneurs building the bottom up economy. From February 2013 to Present (2 years 11 months) San Francisco Bay AreaSoftware Engineer @ Software Engineer, Messaging and Collaboration Development. C++ and Java programming. Yearly highlights include presenting at Lotusphere 2006, 2007, and 2008 on up and coming feature areas. From June 2001 to June 2008 (7 years 1 month) Board Member @ From September 2001 to September 2004 (3 years 1 month)

BS, Math, Computer Science @ Sweet Briar College From 1997 to 2001 Leah Solivan is skilled in: Mobile Devices, Start-ups, Entrepreneurship, Software Engineering, Ruby on Rails, Leadership, User Experience, Java, Venture Capital, Web Development, Hustle, Strategic Partnerships, Software Development, Social Media