Leah Busque

Leah Busque is the founder and chief executive officer of Boston-based TaskRabbit, Inc, an award-winning online and mobile service networking marketplace.

A true visionary, Leah originated the phrase, "service networking," a nowindustry-wide term describing the productive and service power of a web-based socialnetworked community. In the fall of 2008, while trying to figure out how to juggledinner out with her husband, Kevin, and buying dog food for her 100-pound yellow labrador retriever, Kobe, Leah’s flash of inspiration resulted in her registering theRunMyErrand.com domain name from her iPhone, and mapping the entire business model in her head prior to their meal. Eighteen months later, the company expandedand evolved into TaskRabbit.com.  In 2001, Leah graduated magna cum laude from Sweet Briar College, earning aBachelors of Science in Mathematics and Computer Science.

At Sweet Briar, Leahserved as the Student Government Association president, and after graduating, washonored to serve as a Young Alumna Trustee on the Board of Directors of the Collegefor a three-year term.  Immediately after graduation, Leah started a career at IBM, Westford, MA, as aSoftware Engineer, working in the Messaging and Collaboration Software Development group. There she focused on engineering software that millions of people around the globe use daily, securing patent applications for software algorithms, speaking atannual conferences, and publishing in technical journals.

A Boston native, Leah is a volunteer math tutor for the Boys and Girls Club of Boston, and returns often to Sweet Briar College as a guest lecturer for women and entrepreneurship. Leah enjoys theater, dance, and spending time with her husband, Kevin, and Kobe.