About Us

Founded in 2015, The Hive's mission is to engage with the American public to raise awareness about refugees and design solutions that address their needs through technology and the data science process.

The Hive's Guiding Principles

• Foster an environment of learning and experimentation for continuous technological and data science innovation
• Strengthen and fully embed within the broader refugee-serving ecosystem to better support refugees
• Provide critical support to USA for UNHCR's mission, partnerships and community outreach
• Create pathways for individuals and organizations who want to help refugees and connect with The Hive Process

The Hive Process

The Hive Advisory Board (HAB)

• Muhammed Y. Idris, PhD (Chair) Morehouse School of Medicine, Founding Co-Director of the Center for Data Standards in Clinical Medicine
• Hamutal Bernstein, PhD Urban Institute, Senior Fellow & Director of Program on Immigrants and Immigration
• Gotam Bhardwaj, Pairity, Co-Founder and Director of Engineering
• Cameron Birge, Microsoft Philanthropies, Senior Program Manager Humanitarian Action
• Steven Blum, Kantar, Data Strategy Lead
• Erin Coffman, PhD, Indiana University, Kelley School of Business, Assistant Clinical Professor
• Hillary LP Eason, International Refugee Assistance Project, Director of Digital Resources, Products and Engagement 
• Margaret Hung, Nike, Senior Director, Insights Governance
• Khoa Ma, Endless Frontier Labs, Associate Director
• Joanne Miguel, Accountability, Chief Product Officer
• Adam Pritchard, Black Crow AI, Founder
• Rajiv Suri, PhD, Independent AI Expert
• Liberty Vittert, Visiting Scholar Harvard University / Professor of the Practice of  Data Science – Washington University in St. Louis and USA for UNHCR Board Member
• Dominica Zhu, U.S. Census Bureau, Head of Human Centered Innovation, Census Open Innovation Labs, and Founder of Global Wisdom Collective 

Publications and Accolades

• Leveraging technology on the frontlines of emergency: Access to open mapping services in refugee camps help civic technologist take action to solve global problems.
• Close to Refuge: Integrating AI and Human Insights for Intervention and Prevention: Episode 34 of The Harvard Data Science Review Podcast
• 2023 Silver Anthem Award Winner — Best-in-class or innovative strategy by a nonprofit, brand or organization that raises funds in support of Human & Civil Rights Causes
• Harvard Data Science Publication: Data for Good, What is it Good For? Challenges, Opportunities, and Data Innovation in Service of Refugees (2022)
• ANA Genius Awards 'Data Analytics and Growth' Winner (2019)
• Fast Company's Most Innovative NonProfit (2017)

The Hive Events

• #Innovate4Refugees: Data and Tech Solutions Forum The Hive’s annual event to learn about and engage with the latest innovations in technology and data science to address the needs of refugees.

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