Kristen Wenz

Legal identity expert

TED Speaker

Kristen Wenz is an emerging leader in the international development community and is regarded as a top global expert on legal identity.

Why you should listen

A true systems thinker, Kristen Wenz is recognized for her innate ability to be "a bridge" between sectors and identify synergies between human rights and development outcomes. She has 15 years of experience working in Africa, Asia and the United States for development organizations including USAID, UNICEF and the World Bank. Wenz is a proud native from the state of Vermont.

Kristen Wenz’s TED talk

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Kristen Wenz

What if a single human right could change the world?

Posted Feb 2020

More news and ideas from Kristen Wenz

News

We the Future 2019: Talks from TED, the Skoll Foundation and the United Nations Foundation

September 25, 2019

At “We the Future,” a day of talks from TED, the Skoll Foundation and the United Nations Foundation at the TED World Theater in New York City, 18 speakers and performers shared daring ideas, deep analysis, cautionary tales and behavior-changing strategies aimed at meeting the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), the global goals created in […]