Lurein Perera
Computer Science and Economics
Lurein grew up in Malawi, the warm heart of Africa, before moving to the US for their undergrad degree at Boston College. They’ve spent the last 4 years building and running Givecard, a nonprofit that uses debit cards and its own financial infrastructure to power universal basic income and direct giving trials across the country, and have started and scaled a venture backed company. They’re currently really interested in microgrid energy systems and its applications in remote villages in Malawi.