Alexandria Lafci is the Chief Operating Officer (COO) and co-founder of New Story -- an innovative nonprofit that transforms slums into sustainable communities around the world.

Lafci is a Y Combinator alum, Forbes 30 Under 30 Entrepreneur, and World Economic Forum Global Shaper. Fast Company recognized New Story as one of "The World's Most Innovative Companies" in 2017. Lafci’s career is focused on innovating solutions for poverty alleviation and she has led projects in seven countries spanning micro-finance, small business development, land reform, supply chain, and education. She is passionate about deploying emerging technology in emerging markets. In 2018, Lafci co-led the creation of a 3D home printer designed to work in complex environments, and successfully printed the first permitted 3D home in the US.

Lafci has a decade of work, academic, and volunteer experience in domestic and international development. She taught in inner-city D.C., led financial capacity-building efforts in rural Central America, and briefed African heads of state on poverty alleviation through land reform, and was named to the 2016 Forbes 30 Under 30 list.

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