Katherine Vergara

Katherine Vergara

2022 Student of Vision Abie Award Winner

Katherine is an expert in tech education, with experience in diversity, inclusion, and digital literacy. She loves to teach about robots, programming, and electronics as much as she loves her dog. Katherine is a problem solver, passionate, and committed to social change through tech and education. She studied Design and programming at Universidad Santo Tomas and has a diploma in education and an MSc from University College London. Katherine has spoken about her work internationally and organized the "Girl's Revolution" event. She founded 'Peep Tours,' an App supported by Start-Up Chile, where she was also a mentor for The S Factory. She is currently a Ph.D. (C) in Computer Sciences at Universidad Católica de Chile. Katherine is the co-founder of Tónico, a Video game studio. She also created the STEMtivista channel, where she brings people closer to technology. Katherine enjoys new cultures and has visited 36 countries but has her base camp in Chile.