Iliana Montauk is an accomplished entrepreneur and tech leader who has made it her mission to connect the Middle East and North Africa's brightest minds in computer science with world-class job opportunities. With a specific focus on empowering women and Palestine, Montauk co-founded Manara, an organization that has an impressive referral-to-hire rate of 71% with companies like Google. Montauk's passion for this work stems from her belief in tapping into human potential and has led to remarkable success stories, including one individual's salary increasing from $16k to $100k per year in just four months. Prior to founding Manara, Montauk bootstrapped the launch of Gaza's first ever startup accelerator while managing talent at Upwork, the world's largest talent marketplace. Montauk also studied at Harvard University and has experience as a career and life coach, product manager, and researcher at various organizations.