Diarra Bousso is an entrepreneur, creative mathematician, and multidisciplinary artist.
Diarra is the founder of the fashion tech company DIARRABLU, focused on weaving sustainability seamlessly into a unique design and manufacturing process known for thoughtfully merging the worlds of artisans and algorithms with the goal of reducing waste.
She was born in Dakar, Senegal, grew up in Norway, and later on moved to the US, where she started her career on Wall Street. She resigned to follow her passion in art, mathematics, and design and completed her Master's in Mathematics Education at Stanford University with stints at Stanford Graduate School of Business and Stanford Center for Computational Research in Music and Acoustics. Diarra taught high school math for 5 years and developed a math curriculum centered around arts used today by thousands of educators around the world.
Diarra has always been passionate about studying oxymoronic intersections rooted in her diverse cultural and academic background. Whether it is merging classroom math and visual art to design fashion prints or fusing her Senegalese garment-making traditions with modern technology to create fashion more sustainably. The rich influence of her traditional upbringing in Senegal and her global experiences around the world have shaped her into a thoughtful leader and problem solver. Her innovative work in the world of fashion and design has been profiled by Forbes, Reuters, CNN & Vogue, among others.
Diarra is focused on thoughtfully merging the worlds of math and arts for a multi-disciplinary approach to innovation in design and learning. Her mission is to leverage technology for a more inclusive and sustainable fashion future.