Connecting people, data, and technology
to advance human dignity at scale
AI is an impact multiplier. Ensuring it reaches those who need it most — in crisis zones, displacement camps, and underserved communities — is one of the defining challenges of our time.
I've spent over a decade building the bridges that turn good intentions into lasting impact. My career spans the UN system, multilateral health organizations, and global NGOs — always as the bridge point between knowledge, resources, and the communities who need them most — and the organizations working with and within those communities.
As Interim CEO of USA for IOM, I built a fundraising program from scratch, raising $4.8M in eight months. In 2025 alone, our work reached 300,000 beneficiaries across 25 IOM offices and field missions worldwide — from earthquake response in Morocco to health care for migrants in Kenya to diaspora engagement for Ukrainian recovery.
Today my focus is on what comes next: using data and AI to multiply humanitarian impact. I'm currently implementing five AI-powered grants across Sudan, Indonesia, Ukraine, India, and Kenya in partnership with global tech corporations and local implementing organizations.
I am multilingual, mission-driven, and most at home operating across sectors and geographies — turning complex, multi-stakeholder challenges into programs with real outcomes.
I develop programs based on the specific resources available for a project, the comprehensive needs of the community, and the technical capacity of the best implementors.
My work lives at the intersection of tech companies, knowledge partners, and local implementers. I understand the languages of each, their requirements and their red tape, and what systems and coordination are necessary to be as efficient and as effective as possible.
I bridge the gap between what's technically possible and what actually reaches communities, converting complexity into clarity and action.
Built organizational strategy for a federated global humanitarian system. Raised $4.8M in 8 months. Led the 2025 Impact Report reaching 300K beneficiaries across 25 IOM field missions. Designed and launched five AI-powered humanitarian grants across Sudan, Indonesia, Ukraine, India, and Kenya in partnership with global tech corporations. Represented the organization at Concordia Annual Summit, Model UN Conference, and global donor forums.
Managed flagship multi-country initiatives supporting the socio-economic integration of Venezuelan migrants across 6 IOM country offices in Latin America. Led engagement with HNWIs and family foundations. Represented IOM at Concordia Miami, Cities of the Future, Youth on the Move, Stakeholder Roundtables, and the Latino Impact Summit.
Generated and managed $3.5M through formalized private sector partnerships. Developed the "RM Radar" — a technical process for identifying resource mobilization opportunities — and produced bi-weekly international funding intelligence reports for executive leadership.
Implemented a USAID/Mercy Corps Qualitative Sustainability Inquiry: coded 150+ survey responses and produced analysis memos and final narrative reports with cross-cutting recommendations for program improvement across international development contexts.
Served as Research Assistant to two faculty professors at the Korbel School, supporting academic research on migration, economic development, and policy. Concurrently completed a Master's Advanced Certificate in Public Health at the University of Maryland, focused on Health Equity and the Health of Migrants. MA GPA 3.9 · Certificate GPA 3.7.
Monitored grants at risk, contributed to donor mapping, and prepared multilingual communications in English, Spanish, and Portuguese for an organization serving 35 member states across the Americas.
AI that only reaches the privileged is not a success story. I am currently working to ensure that the world's most powerful technologies reach the world's most vulnerable people — through active partnerships, live programs, and relentless relationship-building across sectors and geographies.
"AI is an impact multiplier that will be crucial in connecting tech companies with knowledge partners and local implementers to grow humanitarian assistance and development at scale. The gap between what is technically possible and what actually reaches communities is not a technology problem — it is a partnership, trust, and translation problem."— Luciano Arroio
In 2025, USA for IOM mobilized $3.68 million, reaching over 300,000 people through 17+ projects across 25 IOM field missions worldwide. Children with disabilities stepped into classrooms in Türkiye. A family in Morocco got support after losing everything in an earthquake. Diaspora leaders in Ukraine gained the tools to drive their own community recovery. These are not just outcomes. These are lives transformed.
Across two years of accelerated programming, USA for IOM has built partnerships in over 30 countries — including 60+ new private sector and philanthropic relationships in 2025 alone. Key engagements included a mainstage session at the Concordia Annual Summit with Mastercard and Tent Partnership for Refugees, the Eleanor Roosevelt Human Rights Award from UNA San Diego, and the Moving Stories of Hope Reception with IOM Director General Amy Pope.
"IOM's health and community centers around the world are possible because of partners in the United States who simply care that displaced families are treated with dignity. That same care allows us to respond early — not with fanfare, but with practical life-saving solutions."— Luciano Arroio, Head of Operations, USA for IOM · 2025 Impact Report
Four years of engagements — from community visits in Kenya to global summits in New York — each one a step toward stronger bridges between sectors, communities, and opportunity.
Open to conversations about social impact programs, data-for-good partnerships, AI in humanitarian contexts, and speaking engagements.