Fabrizio Scrollini

Biography

Fabrizio joined HOT as the inaugural Regional Director for the Open Mapping Hub –Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) region. In this role, he leads our team in LAC to help nurture, support, and amplify open source communities in about 33 countries in the region. He brings a unique blend of experience from working with topics such as open data and AI, digital rights, and policy with governments, civil society organizations, international organizations, and researchers in the region. Prior to joining HOT Fabrizio was the co-founder and first Executive Director of ILDA- The Latin American Open Data Initiative. He holds a Ph.D. in government from the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) and a Master of Public Policy from the Victoria University of Wellington (VIC). He has authored and published several reports and peer-reviewed publications in his field of expertise. Fabrizio is based in Montevideo, Uruguay.