AnnieCannons CEO and leadership

Laura Hackney, the co-founder and CEO of AnnieCannons, gained her undergraduate degree in Political Science and Chinese Studies from the University of California, Berkeley and her International Policy Masters from Stanford University. After earning her Masters, Laura managed the Program on Human Rights at Stanford University’s Freeman Spogli Institute. She also worked as the Senior Research Associate for Stanford’s Anti-Trafficking Project in the Mekong Sub-Region and was a program associate for the Freeman Spogli Institute’s International Policy Implementation Lab. In addition to analyzing various forms of human trafficking around the world, she has extensively investigated the specific issue of trafficking Burmese women and children into the marriage market of China. Domestically, she works with the Human Trafficking Task Force within the San Francisco Police Department’s Special Victims Unit and supports the local Bay Area anti-trafficking groups. Laura is also a self-taught full-stack software engineer. She is AnnieCannons' Executive Director, leading charitable initiatives, nonprofit partnerships, and our trauma-informed care and work model. She also oversees the technical aspects of all student and client development projects.

Laura Hackney, the co-founder and CEO of AnnieCannons, gained her undergraduate degree in Political Science and Chinese Studies from the University of California, Berkeley and her International Policy Masters from Stanford University. After earning her Masters, Laura managed the Program on Human Rights at Stanford University’s Freeman Spogli Institute. She also worked as the Senior Research Associate for Stanford’s Anti-Trafficking Project in the Mekong Sub-Region and was a program associate for the Freeman Spogli Institute’s International Policy Implementation Lab. In addition to analyzing various forms of human trafficking around the world, she has extensively investigated the specific issue of trafficking Burmese women and children into the marriage market of China. Domestically, she works with the Human Trafficking Task Force within the San Francisco Police Department’s Special Victims Unit and supports the local Bay Area anti-trafficking groups. Laura is also a self-taught full-stack software engineer. She is AnnieCannons' Executive Director, leading charitable initiatives, nonprofit partnerships, and our trauma-informed care and work model. She also oversees the technical aspects of all student and client development projects.