Diana Vicezar is a technologist and social entrepreneur passionate about building projects and products that solve some of the most pressing issues in underserved communities. Her experience in the tech industry includes roles in product design at Meta and product management and marketing at Microsoft.

in 2023, Vicezar founded Techies, an initiative that empowers the next generation of tech leaders by providing access to mentorship, career resources, and visibility into internship opportunities.

For her contributions to technology and entrepreneurship, Vicezar was awarded the 2023 Outstanding Young Person of Paraguay Award and the Youth Excellence Award 2018 from her hometown, Asunción. She was recognized as a Global Teen Leader by the We Are Family Foundation in 2019, Youth Ambassador of Paraguay by the U.S. Department of State in 2018, and received the prestigious 2020 Diana Award in memory of Princess Diana of Wales.

Vicezar holds a Bachelor’s degree in Cognitive Science with honors from Pitzer College.

Notable Honors & Awards

Outstanding Young Person of Paraguay Awardee (Paraguay, 2023)

United Nations Youth4Climate Paraguayan Delegate (USA, 2022)

United Nations Youth4Climate Paraguayan Delegate (Italy, 2021)

Clinton Global Initiative University Fellow (USA, 2021)

The Diana Award Recipient (UK, 2020)

We Are Family Foundation Global Teen Leader (USA, 2019)

Latin American Leadership Academy Scholar (Argentina, 2019)

Young Leaders Access Program Participant (USA, 2019)

Opportunity Funds Scholar (Paraguay, 2020)

EducationUSA Academy Scholar (USA, 2018)

Asuncion Youth Excellence Awardee (Paraguay, 2018)

Youth Ambassador Paraguay (Paraguay, 2018)