Scholar Profile

Nuria Santamaría Wolfe

Technology

Biography

Nuria Santamaria Wolfe is an executive with twenty years of experience at the intersection of technology, business, and education. As Program Manager for USC's Artificial Intelligence for Business undergraduate program - the first degree in the nation combining business and AI—she helps shape how the next generation of leaders navigates an AI-driven economy. She also advises Alpha, a company focused on empowering board directors and C-level executives in the AI era. Nuria has held leadership positions at Meta, Twitter, and Accenture. She also played key roles in multiple tech startups with successful exits, including EQAL and Consorte Media. In addition to her corporate work, Nuria co-founded Encantos, an award-winning kids media & tech company named by Fast Company as one of the Most Innovative companies in 2021.

Nuria has been featured in publications including Business Insider, Entrepreneur, Fast Company, and The Wall Street Journal. Recognized for her achievements, Nuria has been named an AdAge "Woman to Watch," one of DDN’s "40 Under 40 Silicon Valley," and a Walker's Legacy "Power50 Woman".

Nuria graduated from Stanford University with a degree in Economics.

High school:  North Hollywood High School

Degrees

News and Highlights

01/21/2020 Nuria Santamaría Wolfe (MS '01)

For The Emmy: Nuria Santamaria Wolfe MS ’01 received an Emmy nomination in 2019 for the Canticos series on Nick Jr. Canticos is the bilingual preschool brand created by Encantos Media, a company Nuria co-founded in 2015.

12/10/2018 Nuria Santamaría Wolfe (MS '01)

Celebrating Culture: Nuria Santamaría Wolfe, MS ’01, was interviewed by the Associated Press for her amazing work with Canticos, a bilingual library of books, apps, and videos that was recently adapted by NickelodeonJr.  Her interview is featured in The Washington Times!