Rebecca Hinds is the Head of the Work AI Institute at Glean, where she partners with leading AI experts to research how AI is transforming organizations. She holds a B.S., M.S., and Ph.D. from Stanford University, where she studied how AI is reshaping the workplace and was awarded the prestigious Stanford Graduate Interdisciplinary Fellowship—one of the highest honors for doctoral students pursuing cross-disciplinary research. From 2022 to 2025, Rebecca founded and led the Work Innovation Lab at Asana, pioneering bold, research-driven solutions to some of today’s biggest workplace challenges.
Rebecca’s work is consistently published in outlets like Harvard Business Review, Inc., Forbes, The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, WIRED, Reworked, CNBC, Fast Company, Bloomberg, The Washington Post, and TIME, as well as top academic journals like Organization Science and CSCW. She has spoken on major stages all around the world—such as SXSW, Dreamforce, INBOUND, and Ai4—and has appeared on top podcasts like Adam Grant’s WorkLife. Rebecca is also an instructor for the CNBC Make It Masterclass, “How to Use AI to Be More Productive and Successful at Work,” and the author of Your Best Meeting Ever (Simon & Schuster, 2026). Her work challenges outdated management playbooks and inspires leaders to redesign how work gets done. Learn more at rebeccahinds.com.
