Chris Szymczak works at the intersection of international development, technology, youth, and startups. He leads the Digital Public Goods team at UNICEF’s Office of Innovation, where he works with and supports social impact startup ecosystems from UNICEF programme countries, and young people that (still) believe in the positive value of tech. Previously, Chris held roles at UNICEF’s HQ in New York and UNICEF’s Country Office in Ghana. In Ghana he managed UNICEF StartUp Lab, an accelerator for social impact startups and entrepreneurs, and led country-level efforts for the Giga initiative to connect every school to the internet. Prior to his work in international development, he worked 10 years in advertising, including at Google. Chris holds MA in Law from University of Warsaw, MA in Media Studies from The New School, and MSc in International Development from SOAS, University of London.