Mariana Dahan is a highly accomplished individual who has been recognized for her work in identity and has been featured in various prestigious publications such as Forbes, The Economist, and TIME magazine. She has been awarded for her work as a World Bank Team Leader of the ID4D global agenda and as a UN Young Scholar. Additionally, she has a Ph.D. in Management and is a published author and TEDx speaker. She has also held various positions in strategy development for telecom operators and consulting firms. She is the Chair of the Universal ID Council and is the Founder of the World Identity Network. She has also worked as a Senior Operations Officer and Senior ICT Policy and Infrastructure Specialist at the World Bank and as a Visiting PhD Researcher at the MIT Sloan School of Management. She has been recognized as a Top Leader in Identity by OWI and has been awarded the Task Team Leader for the ID4D Global Program by the World Bank.