Lívia Macedo holds a Master's Degree in Learning, Design and Technology from Stanford University. Currently, she works as a project manager for FabLearn at Teachers College-Columbia University. At FabLearn she works on the design and implementation of programs for the use of technology in schools in various countries, including Italy and Brazil. Prior to that, she worked as a consultant for the public sector in Brazil. Early in her career, she worked as a designer at an architecture studio in Egypt and as a consultant for an international NGO in China. She grew up in Brazil where she majored in Design.