Despina-Maria Donca
ASFA Member & AYLP Fellow 2023
Despina is a dynamic tech professional with expertise spanning non-profit, digital workplace, and fintech sectors. Currently, she serves as the Digital Innovation Manager at UiPath Foundation, championing education for underprivileged children.
Before this role, Despina was at Accenture in IT consultancy and co-founded Engage, a startup focusing on employee engagement and Knot Capital, operating in the financial industry. Despina started her career as a management trainee at the European Headquarter of Mars in Germany, where she served in the consumer and market insights departments working on billion-dollar pet care brands.
Despina is a graduate of Aspen Young Leaders Program, 2023 and has been awarded the Aspen Fellows Network Grant 2023 together with her team.
Despina holds an MSc in Business Administration from the University of Bern and is passionate about leveraging technology and individual insight to create meaningful change.