Leigha Schjelderup

Leigha Schjelderup

Soon after moving to Yerevan in 2019 from her home in the Pacific Northwest, Leigha found herself immersed in the Armenian tech ecosystem—albeit somewhat accidentally. After two years working in and around the local start-up community, she is now based in Tallinn, Estonia, pursuing a Master's of Technology Governance and Digital Transformation. She hopes to someday apply the degree towards helping realize Armenia's potential in the digital era.

Strong Foundations, Missing Blueprints

Strong Foundations, Missing Blueprints

Despite leading the region in many progressive metrics, the past few years have reinforced how peace isn’t something Armenia can take for granted: it must cultivate optimal conditions for innovation because of external threats, and that will take conscious architecting.