Jessica is currently the Innovation Youth and Adolescent Development officer at UNICEF Lebanon, working on leveraging technology and innovation to impact the most marginalized through UNICEF’s Innovation Programme. She is also a member of the committee of the Tech Working Group aiming at turning Lebanon into a hub for tech talent and the high global demand for their skills. Prior to joining UNICEF as Innovation Officer, she had worked as a Research Assistant in the UN Global Compact Network in Lebanon on enhancing the role of SMEs in boosting the economy in the MENA region and she was the innovation programme consultant for UNICEF Lebanon and worked on technically expanding it. She holds a BA in International Business Development and an MS in International Relations from the Lebanese American University.