Kiara Nirghin

Kiara Nirghin is a tech entrepreneur and AI technologist originally from South Africa. She gained recognition at a young age when she won the Google Grand Prize for seminal research in AI algorithms and predictive modeling for real-world applications. Nirghin has been featured by TIME Magazine and The Guardian on their Most Influential lists and named one of Glamour Magazine’s Women of the Year. She has also been on Forbes 30 Under 30. She is recognized as a United Nations' Young Champions of the Earth and is a Global Ambassador for Room To Read. Nirghin is a Thiel Fellow and a Fellow of Alexis Ohanian's 776 Foundation. She is one of the youngest AI executives in Silicon Valley. Specializing in researching and building generative AI models, she co-funded Chima, a company using large-scale, venture-backed technology with a focus on sustainability and ethical practices. Nirghin advocates through public and private organizations UN Women, L'Oréal UNESCO for Women in Science, and The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. She is also a Global Ambassador for Room To Read and served as the youngest member of Google's AI Impact Fund.