Cristina Martínez Pinto is the Founder and CEO of the PIT Policy Lab. As a tech policy
entrepreneur, she works to advance people-centered technological development and technology governance in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC).

Cristina holds a Master in Public Policy from Georgetown University and a bachelor’s in International Relations from Tec de Monterrey. She is an inaugural Fellow of Virginia Tech Institute for Leadership in Technology, a Responsible AI Fellow by the Stimson Center and Microsoft, and a GovTech LATAM Fellow by the InterAmerican Development Bank.

In 2023, she was recognized as Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) Leader of the Year by Women in AI North America and as the winner of the Equals in Tech Award by ITU, UN Women, and GSMA. In 2025, she was included in the global list of 100 Women in AI Ethics and was featured as one of the 30 Business Promises in Mexico by Expansion Editorial Group. Cristina is also a member of two of UNESCO’s networks: Women4Ethical AI (W4EAI) and AI Ethics Experts without Borders (AIEEB).