Diana Sierra is a Colombian social entrepreneur and industrial designer. She is the co-founder and chief executive officer of Be Girl, a menstrual product design company.[2]

Diana Sierra
Education
Years active2012–present
TitleCEO of Be Girl

Biography

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Sierra graduated with a Master of Science degree in sustainability management from Columbia University[1] and a Bachelor of Arts in industrial design from the Universidad de Los Andes.[3]

She has worked as a consultant for different multinational companies and firms.[4] She has helped design new cooking stoves, agro-processing machines and soil testing devices in South America and East Africa.[5]

In 2020, she joined the Women in the Sanitation Economy Innovation Lab.[6]

References

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  1. ^ a b Field, Anne (January 21, 2022). "Be Girl's Climb To Win Over Investors For Its 'Period Panties'". Forbes.
  2. ^ "Diana Sierra". The Earth Institute - Columbia University. Retrieved 21 September 2021.
  3. ^ Weiss-Wolf, Jennifer (2017-10-10). Periods Gone Public: Taking a Stand for Menstrual Equity. Simon and Schuster. ISBN 978-1-62872-798-2.
  4. ^ "Diana Sierra".
  5. ^ Bommarito, Hayley. "Library Research Guides: Hispanic and Latinx Scientists: Diana Sierra". esearch.sc4.edu. Retrieved 2021-11-06.
  6. ^ "This Social Enterprise Wants to End Period Stigma". www.triplepundit.com. Retrieved 2021-10-23.