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About
Ana Raquel Aquino Smith is a Guatemalan human rights lawyer and the founder and CEO of BecaLab, an EdTech startup that applies AI to expand access to educational opportunities for Latin American users. Her research addresses algorithmic bias in educational platforms and how organizations approach AI governance in the absence of established regulatory frameworks. She was named an MIT Innovator Under 35 in 2025, is a YLAI Fellow (2024, U.S. Department of State) and a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts, and completed the Ignite Programme at Cambridge Judge Business School.
Founder at BecaLab
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Experience
- BecaLabFoundercurrent2020 — present
- Humanists InternationalLatin American Coordinator - Young Humanists International2021 — 2025
- YLAI / Young Leaders of the Americas InitiativeFellow2023 — 2024
- Universidad Francisco MarroquínSocial Media and Communication Manager2022 — 2024Guatemala
- Center for Justice and International Law - CEJILConsultora en Derechos Humanos2022Costa Rica
- Centro de Estudios para la Equidad y Gobernanza en Sistemas de Salud (CEGSS)Asesora jurídica y de incidencia2017 — 2021Guatemala
- Universidad Rafael LandívarAsistente ejecutiva2013 — 2016Guatemala, Guatemala
Skills & more
Inteligencia artificialTecnología educativa2Startup1Emprendimiento social1Derechos humanos1ComunicaciónGestión de proyectosLiderazgo en empresas sin ánimo de lucroONG internacionalesSociedad civilgobernanzaMedios de comunicación social
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FormaciónCreación de contenido para redes socialesRelaciones públicasDerecho internacionalCooperación internacionalDocenciaConsultoríaEducaciónInvestigaciónComunicación interpersonalLanguages Español · Inglés · Italiano
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Ana Raquel Aquino Smith?
- Ana Raquel Aquino Smith is a Guatemalan human rights lawyer and the founder and CEO of BecaLab, an EdTech startup that applies AI to expand access to educational opportunities for Latin American users. Her research addresses algorithmic bias in educational platforms and how organizations approach AI governance in the absence of established regulatory frameworks. She was named an MIT Innovator Under 35 in 2025, is a YLAI Fellow (2024, U.S. Department of State) and a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts, and completed the Ignite Programme at Cambridge Judge Business School.
- Where does Ana Raquel Aquino Smith work?
- Ana Raquel Aquino Smith is Founder of BecaLab.
- What companies did Ana Raquel Aquino Smith found?
- Ana Raquel Aquino Smith founded BecaLab.
- Where did Ana Raquel Aquino Smith go to school?
- Ana Raquel Aquino Smith studied at Universidad Externado de Colombia (Maestría, Gerencia para el desarrollo); Cambridge Judge Business School (Ignite Entrepreneurship programme); Universidad Autónoma de Madrid (Máster en Gobernanza y Derechos Humanos, Derecho).
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