Krisstina Rao

Research Fellow and Project Manager, the DPI Mapping Initiative at University College London, Institute for Innovation and Public Purpose

Krisstina Rao is Research Fellow and Project Manager at the DPI Mapping Initiative at University College London's Institute for Innovation and Public Purpose. She is also Senior Investments Principal for Inclusion and Safety at Co-Develop, a philanthropic fund supporting the adoption of digital public infrastructure.

Trained in sociology and public policy, Krisstina has previously worked in the public sector in India, supporting the federal government with digital development projects across public health and broader public administration use cases, as well as grassroots education and capacity-building initiatives. Krisstina is a graduate of the Hertie School in Berlin and is based there.