MIT World Speakers

Randy Zadra

The Institute for Connectivity in the Americas (ICA) was created for promoting and funding hemispheric innovation in the application of information and communication technologies in the Latin American and Caribbean region.

Zadra previously held senior management positions at Teleglobe in Montreal, Quebec and Washington, D.C. and has founded two Internet start-ups, focusing on providing accessible Internet in developing countries. He has also worked with the Ministry of Industry in Canada, in international trade development and policy. Currently he is the Telmex visiting Fellow at the MIT Media lab where his work focuses on information technology and emerging markets.

Zadra has a Master’s Degree in Public Policy from Carleton University, a Bachelor’s degree in Economics and Political Science from the University of Windsor, and a diploma in international affairs from L’Université de Grenoble.