Jessica is an attorney and entrepreneur running her own legal practice in the Bay Area. After earning a BA and Master’s from Emory University and attending Stanford Law School, Jessica worked at Latham & Watkins LLP and Dickstein Shapiro LLP, advising internet, cloud, and digital media companies on general commercial matters, with a particular focus on privacy issues, IP management, and distribution strategies. She previously served as General Counsel at Stride Health, Inc., where she also served in an operations role. Her legal practice specializes in e-commerce and privacy law in the Bay Area, where she works to guide tech startups through their lifecycle with profitable responsibility. She also writes novels and was introduced to the global issues of human trafficking several years ago through her work as the President of Women of Stanford Law. She met Laura while working on a narrative nonfiction piece that highlights the stories of trafficking survivors from around the globe and how existing technology could have helped them. She is AnnieCannons’ CEO and leads its commercial operations, product development and distribution, and impact outsourcing business.

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