Gabriela is the Director of U.S. Operations at the Paideia Institute. Prior to joining Paideia, she worked in digital media at companies like Google and BuzzFeed. Gabriela studied Classics at Columbia and holds a Master's degree in Experimental Humanities from NYU, where her research focused on discard studies and contemporary public art. She sits on the board of the Fiorello H. LaGuardia Foundation, a New York-based international development NGO, and lives in New York City.