I grew up in Argentina, both my parents are Argentinian. When I was 15, the 2001 economic crisis hit extremely hard. As a result, I saw how poverty and inequality skyrocketed and felt like I wanted to do something about it. It was really really bad. I was young and idealist and wanted to make a difference and be useful. This motivated me to pursue a career in a field that combined my love of math with my interests in policy making and social sciences.

I was also about to quit the field entirely when I met my first mentor (a female professor in Universidad Nacional de La Plata). She gave a me a chance to work as a research assistant in her experiments in Sub-Saharan Africa. I have never looked back!!!