Alana Kalin

Alana Kalin has a long and varied career in business. Alana began their career in 2007 as a Fair Trade Intern at Fundación Ideas. In 2008, they became a Wienermobile Spokesperson/Hotdogger at OSCAR MAYER FOODS, where they traveled the country in a 27-foot-long hotdog on wheels spreading miles of smiles. In 2009, they worked as a Project Manager at JohnRyan, Inc. and in 2010, they became Director at Afa-Press. In 2012, they joined Blippar as an Account Executive, Founding US Team, and was eventually promoted to Senior Brand Partner, Director of Partnerships, AR Solutions, and General Manager, North America. In 2020, they became a Fellow LF0 at Latitud and a Founders Fellowship ODF4 at On Deck. Alana also became a Portfolio Company at Capital Factory. In 2021, they became a Strategic Advisor at Zebrar. Finally, in 2018, they founded and became the CEO of De Kabeza.

Alana Kalin has completed a Bachelor of Arts in English from The University of Texas at Austin. Alana has also completed a Minor in Spanish from the University of Buenos Aires, and a Spanish Language and Literature degree from Universidad de Belgrano. In 2020, they completed a Latitud course. Alana has also obtained certifications from The Wharton School in Gamification, On Deck in the On Deck Fellowship 4, and Y Combinator in the Y Combinator Startup School. Alana is currently enrolled in a Gamification course at the University of Pennsylvania.