I am Laura Neves Penido

Biography and Career Goals

I was born in 1997 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Both my parents were artists and raised me through idealistic lenses that have had a huge impact on my objectives and goals till this day. With a hopeful and critical mindset I decided to understand the world and its issues by doing a Bachelor in International Relations at the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro.

Since then I was aware of the importance of technology and agriculture for the economy and social welfare. During the course I experienced close contact with policy researchers and politicians who most of the time had difficulty in dealing with social innovation, leading to a critical view regarding both the government practices and the private sector. Since my first experience with non-profits, my career goals are to gain technological skills to advance in a mission related to social change, enabling the empowerment of local and international communities.