Naroa Zurutuza is the UNICEF Lead of the Barcelona Technology Center of Giga, a joint initiative of UNICEF and ITU to connect every school to the Internet by 2030. Naroa leads the mapping and technology work of Giga, including the development of various machine learning and blockchain-based open-source solutions for school connectivity. Prior to joining UNICEF, she lived in Kenya and worked with various companies, including a startup that was trying to change the way the world understands agriculture and a non-profit that empowered local entrepreneurs through access to finance. Naroa holds a MS in Electrical Engineering from Stanford University, USA and a MS in Telecommunications Engineering from Universidad del País Vasco, Spain, focusing on next generation wireless networks.
