SIPA Emerging Leader Award: Gabriela Rocha MPA-DP ’13

The SIPA Emerging Leader Award is presented annually or as otherwise determined by the Board of the SIPA Alumni Association to honor alumni who have graduated within the 10 years preceding the year in which they are nominated and have demonstrated distinguished achievement in their chosen field.
Gabriela Rocha is cofounder and CEO of Laboratoria, an organization that empowers women who dream of a better future to start and grow transformative careers in technology. With operations in 11 countries, Laboratoria strives to achieve a more diverse and inclusive digital economy that can transform Latin America’s future. Before launching Laboratoria in Mexico, she worked as a public policy consultant in Mexico City and directed development projects in the favelas of Rio de Janeiro and in the Peruvian Andes.