Rebekkah H.
Studied at Columbia University
Hiring Manager at Meta (Facebook)
Available Monday at 3:00 PM UTC
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Work Experience
Director, Program Management - Generative AI
Meta (Facebook)
February 2025 - Present
Hiring Manager
I lead a global team of program managers driving the development and deployment of Meta’s large language and multimodal AI models. Oversee cross-functional programs spanning infrastructure, data privacy, risk management, and regulatory compliance, ensuring safe and scalable model releases.
AI Program Management Lead
Meta (Facebook)
October 2019 - February 2025
Hiring Manager
Built a team of program managers and directed their work enabling high-impact research and cross-company initiatives within Meta’s AI/ML organization. Managed strategy, headcount planning, and operational scaling across core programs in research and product areas. I launched and scaled partnerships across the AI ecosystem to increase research diversity and enable innovation. Designed and scaled internal infrastructure and processes to support external research collaborations, program alignment, and cross-functional execution. Provided coaching, performance management, and career development for a global team of program managers working across AI research, product, education, and policy domains.
Research Program Manager, AI/ML
Meta (Facebook)
January 2015 - October 2019
Led strategic research programs and partnerships across Meta’s FAIR and applied AI teams. Drove investment strategy, collaboration management, and program execution to scale company’s presence in the global AI research ecosystem. I managed a portfolio of 100+ academic and nonprofit collaborations, developed KPIs and ROI metrics for AI research investments, grants, and sponsorships. Scaled the Facebook Fellowship Program and founded the Emerging Scholars Program, securing $1.8M in funding to support underrepresented minority PhD students in AI and related fields. I advised executive leadership on ecosystem trends and program strategy through data-driven insights and partner engagement.
Associate, Strategic Research
The Rockefeller Foundation
May 2011 - January 2015
Drove forward-looking research and strategic foresight to inform international development funding strategies. Designed pro-poor research methodologies and crowd-sourced intelligence to guide high-impact investments and grantmaking strategies. Created a foresight network to surface future-oriented trends and innovations across global development and philanthropy. Managed a $5M annual grant portfolio, building trusted partnerships and ensuring alignment between grantee outcomes and foundation strategy. Delivered strategic and risk assessment briefings to senior leadership, shaping multi-million-dollar investment decisions.
Program Coordinator
Columbia University in the City of New York
January 2007 - May 2011
Interviewer
Led academic program strategy and operations for an interdisciplinary think tank chaired by Nobel Laureate Joseph E. Stiglitz. Designed and wrote the curriculum for the MA in Global Thought program at Columbia’s School of International and Public Affairs. Created Postdoctoral Fellows Program and recruited 20+ global postdoctoral fellows, with emphasis on scholars from the Global South, to advance diversity in research and teaching at the university. Managed special projects and high-profile academic events including symposia, research workshops, and global conferences.
Education
Columbia University
MS, Nonprofit Management
Columbia University - Teachers College
Master of Arts (M.A.), Anthropology and Education
University of Pennsylvania
BA, Anthropology
Admissions Committee Experience
Rebekkah was also personally admitted to
New York University
Howard University
Swarthmore College
University of Southern California
Rutgers University