
Aliyah Desautels
Founder, Otterwise
Aliyah Desautels is the founder of the award-winning startup Otterwise, a platform that helps early-career talent and startups test-drive working relationships before hiring. A 3x founder, VCU alumna, and the youngest recipient of the international Top 100 Leaders in Healthcare award, she’s spent the past few years designing solutions that make career opportunities more equitable and work more human. When she’s not busy taking over the world, you’ll find her mentoring students, getting lost in a good book, eating spicy noodles, and bragging about her two cats.