Mariana Atencio | Speaker
Mariana Atencio | Latina Journalist, Speaker & Author – Latina Journalist, Speaker & Author
Mariana is a Peabody award-winning journalist, best-selling author, viral speaker and television host.
Originally from Venezuela, she graduated from Merici High School and received a journalism degree from Universidad Católica. She also attended Choate Rosemary Hall, London School of Economics, UCLA and Georgetown University.
When the government of Hugo Chávez shut down independent media outlets in her home country, she participated in student protests for democracy. After being assaulted in an armed robbery, Mariana fled to the United States when she received a scholarship to get her Masters degree in broadcasting from Columbia University’s Journalism School.
Mariana Atencio | Speaker
Mariana Atencio | Latina Journalist, Speaker & Author – Latina Journalist, Speaker & Author