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Wyclef Jean

Wyclef Jean

Chief Creative Officer, OpenWav

Wyclef Jean is a Grammy Award-winning artist, producer, and composer with over two decades.

of pioneering influence in the music industry and culture. As a founding member of the Fugees, their 1996 album “The Score” achieved monumental global and chart topping success, in addition to two Grammy Awards and a nomination for Album of the Year. He has released eight solo albums, including “The Carnival,” which sold nearly nine million copies worldwide. As a producer and writer, he is responsible for hits like โ€œHips Donโ€™t Lieโ€ (Shakira), โ€œMaria Mariaโ€ (Santana) and more. In 2020, Wyclef launched the podcast “RunThatBack”.

As a leader in music tech he co-founded SodoMoodLab, composing music for Showtimeโ€™s “The Chi,โ€ is Chief Creative Officer of OpenWav, and a consultant for Google DeepMind, where he focuses on AI technology. As a philanthropist, he is deeply committed to honoring his home country of Haiti, recently sponsoring and mentoring Haitian students in a robotics program that achieved global accolades. He is a Global Ambassador for Global Citizen, is on the National Advisory Board for Music Will, and was honored with their 2025 Innovator Award. He remains a dynamic cultural force, seamlessly integrating music, education, and technology to drive meaningful social change.

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