# Joanna Riley

> Joanna Riley is a San Francisco technology founder, investor and operator who co-founded and leads Censia AI, a workforce-intelligence company that uses structured talent data to help employers understand skills, find candidates and plan workforces. Her nonlinear path runs from a rowing scholarship at the University of Virginia and work with the FBI's International Training and Assistance Unit to startup exits, the dramatic rise and collapse of 1-Page, and a second act focused on more transparent, skills-based decisions about people.

- **Role:** CEO and Co-Founder at Censia AI
- **Organizations:** Censia AI, 1-Page, Global Technology Industry Association, Young Presidents' Organization, University of Virginia, Federal Bureau of Investigation
- **From:** San Francisco, United States
- **Education:** BA in Foreign Affairs, University of Virginia, Presidents' Program, Harvard Business School
- **Known for:** Led 1-Page to an Australian Securities Exchange listing in 2014., Named to the Forbes Next 1000 in 2021., Received the California Diversity Council's Most Powerful and Influential Women Award in 2016.

## Career timeline

- **2000-2004** — Studied Foreign Affairs at the University of Virginia and competed on the varsity rowing team on scholarship.
- **2004-2005** — Worked with the FBI's International Training and Assistance Unit after being recruited while at university.
- **Before 2011** — Built companies in the United States and China; public biographies report two acquisitions before 1-Page.
- **2011** — Co-founded The One-Page Company with Patrick Riley.
- **2014** — Led 1-Page onto the Australian Securities Exchange through a reverse merger.
- **2016-2017** — Resigned as 1-Page CEO in December 2016 and was removed from its board in May 2017 as the company ceased operations.
- **2017** — Co-founded Censia in San Francisco to build AI-powered talent intelligence.
- **2021** — Named to the Forbes Next 1000.
- **2023** — Censia was included in Fast Company's list of the 10 most innovative companies in data science.
- **2024** — Workday Ventures invested in Censia as part of a Series B round.
- **2025-2026** — Spoke at World Economic Forum gatherings on skills, workforce planning, entry-level work and women in AI.
- **2026** — Named to the GTIA Board of Directors for the 2026-2027 term.

## Achievements

- Led 1-Page to an Australian Securities Exchange listing in 2014.
- Named to the Forbes Next 1000 in 2021.
- Received the California Diversity Council's Most Powerful and Influential Women Award in 2016.
- Censia received an honorable mention in Fast Company's 2022 World Changing Ideas Awards.
- Censia appeared on Fast Company's 2023 list of the 10 most innovative data-science companies.
- Joined the GTIA Board of Directors for the 2026-2027 term.
- Represented Censia in workforce and AI discussions at Davos and the World Economic Forum's Annual Meeting of New Champions.

## Latest updates

- **2026-06** — Spoke at the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting of New Champions in Dalian on entry-level work and whether AI systems are missing women's potential.
- **2026-06** — Appeared on Workday's Innovation Exchange podcast to discuss workforce intelligence, dynamic skills data and human oversight.
- **2026-05** — Announced as a member of the GTIA Board of Directors for the 2026-2027 term.
- **2026-03** — Published the LinkedIn article 'The Advantage of a Nonlinear Path.'
- **2026-01** — Returned to Davos for workforce discussions focused on AI operating systems, talent mobility and responsible deployment.
- **2024-09** — Workday Ventures invested in Censia as part of the company's Series B round; the amount was not disclosed.

## Links

- Website: https://www.censia.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joannariley
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/JoannaKiddRiley

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Last updated: 2026-08-18