Diana Mao is a thought leader in the anti-human trafficking sector. Diana is a 2015 Presidential Leadership Scholar, New York Academy of Medicine Fellow, and served on the White House Public-Private Partnership Advisory Council to End Human Trafficking. She received the 2021 Young Leader Award from Texas Women’s Foundation, 2018 Pioneer Award from AAFE, 2018 Recent Alumni Impact Award from New York University (NYU). Diana earned her Bachelor's in Business Economics and Chinese from the University of California, Santa Barbara. She has a Master's in Public Administration from NYU.