I'm Mariana Carmona — A multidisciplinary strategist and applied researcher operating at the intersection of emerging technology, public policy, regulation, and business. I bring more than two decades across public institutions, private companies, NGOs, and international consulting; I understand technology deeply enough to help architect it, policy and regulation well enough build compliant applications, and business well enough to make it viable and competitive. I turn cutting-edge capabilities into coherent, executable, and trustworthy models that keep technology at the service of human priorities.
Public sector, private industry and emerging technology each speak a different language. My value is translation and holistic visualization — turning blockchain and AI into regulatory frameworks, decision-ready analysis, and business use cases.
A decade in public affairs and lobbying for Blue chip companies, 5+ consultancy projects for international organizations, early-career in Mexico's federal government — I know how institutions actually decide.
Architect of on-chain governance institutions. Proven applied research and postgraduate studies in AI, ML and Blockchain.
Feasibility studies, program evaluations, policy briefs, decks — produced for founders, ministries, multilateral organizations with precision and speed in fast-moving environments.
Every engagement pairs institutional design with quantitative evidence — frameworks a minister can defend and numbers an engineer can implement.
Design and prototyping of smart applications that combine blockchain and AI to solve real problems for businesses and governments — from agentic AI workflows that automate analysis and decisions to on-chain systems for transparency, provenance and trust. I help you scope the use case, prototype it, and build the governance and policy framework around it so it's viable in production, not just in a demo. Where it fits, I also advise on token design and real-world-asset (RWA) tokenization.
Whether you want to design your zone or invest in I can orient your decision. Business plans, financial forecasts and regulatory architecture for SEZs, Free Cities, and e-jurisdictions — I designed a blockchain-based special economic zone, on-chain Companies Registry or automated trust funds.
Legislative and regulatory assessment, political-actor mapping, scenario planning through electoral transitions, and strategic narratives for engagement with policymakers — built on a decade as Chief Economist and ongoing contributions, consultancies and publications.
Evidence-based ESG evaluation. — from national microcredit programs to state-level care systems and international coooperation reviews. Diagnostic studies, impact evaluations, logical framework design.
As Emerging Projects Lead, reporting directly to the founder. — I translated blockchain governance concepts into policy frameworks and regulatory structures. Architecture and budgeting of an on-chain Companies Registry for the Channel Island of Sark.
SEZ designon-chain registriesgovernance frameworksLed a multidisciplinary consulting team through human rights policy analysis, a market study and fiscal impact assessment using UN and OECD methodologies — delivering diagnostic studies and implementation roadmaps that survived a political transition.
public financeUN care methodologyteam leadershipComparative research on agricultural SME development across Brazil, Mexico, Peru and Ecuador for the Inter-American Development Bank, and benchmarking frameworks for women's financial inclusion and fintech policy for the UNDP.
financial inclusioncomparative policysurvey designProgram evaluation and institutional assessment based on OECD performance indicators, evidence-based restructuring recommendations and an implementation plan for managerial decision-making.
ESG evaluationOECD indicatorsLegislative, regulatory and economic assessments, political-actor mapping and strategic lobbying for blue chip international companies across pharma, energy, telecom, big tech and more — including scenario planning through electoral transitions.
lobbyingregulatory strategyscenario planningSelected publications.
Logos Press Engine, 2026 —
Book chapter, E-Elgar Publishing, 2024.
Book chapter, IGI Global, 2022 — with a member of the European Blockchain Council.
The Free Cities Foundation.
Contributing to EU regulatory discussions on privacy, tech sovereignty and the 28th regime.
Executive and master's-level programs on digital assets and blockchain technology.
Languages: English · French · Spanish (professional) — Italian (intermediate) | Tools: Python · SQL · Solidity · ML · Deep learning · Notion · Miro · Mermaid
Whether it's a special economic zone, a program evaluation or you are moving to web3 and AI automation, the first conversation is free. Messages from this form go straight to my inbox.