Tania Daniel

Tania Daniel

Board Member

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skills:

Strategic Leadership
Junior Achievement
Financial Management
Mentoring
Corporate Governance
Community and Social Impact

About Me:

Education & Training
Tania Daniel is the Vice President of Entrepreneurship Initiatives for Junior Achievement of
Southeast Texas (Houston), and under her leadership the JA Company Program – a pioneering,
century-old, entrepreneurship and workforce readiness program – and related special events have
witnessed record growth and national standing. She also co-founded the JA Company Program
Alumni Network in Houston, one of the most successful JA alumni networks established in the U.S.
She previously served as District Director for one of her organization’s largest territories, Fort Bend
and outlying areas, setting new records for expansion and outreach. Prior to joining JA, Tania worked
in the areas of human rights advocacy, nation-building, peace and reconciliation, and also sales and
exports. She holds undergraduate and postgraduate degrees from the University of London,
specializing in Human Rights Law.
Born in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Tania reflects that the brief time spent in the Northern war zones as a
research intern attached to the University of Colombo, was a life-changing experience and ignited
her passion for the Right to Education and Minority Rights. Witnessing elementary school children
attempting to study amidst the rubble of their bombed and shelled schools made her vow to do better.
She is equally passionate about supporting young business leaders and entrepreneurs in her
community and abides by the mission that she defined for the JA Company Program in Houston:
Empowerment Through Entrepreneurship. Entrepreneurship is a great equalizer in our world and
Tania enjoys coaching and mentoring students to establish, launch and successfully operate their
early-stage startups. She strongly believes that JA is helping create the next generation of pioneering
entrepreneurs on a global scale.
Tania has been celebrated by the Houston Business Journal as an Honoree of the 40 Under 40
Awards (2021) and the Women Who Mean Business Awards (2022) and was also recognized as an
Outstanding Diversity Champion 2023 (Diversity in Business Awards) by them. She was honored by
JA Worldwide with the Soraya Salti Award in 2023 for being an innovative JA visionary who moves
JA forward positively, bringing systematic change to a country or region. This year she was
recognized by Women We Admire publication as one of their Top Women Leaders of Houston 2024.
In her spare time, she loves going for hikes with her rescue dogs, watching documentaries on World
War II and learning about other cultures and civilizations through travel.

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Which Handeled By Me