Abby Daniell

Abby Daniell

As the Amazon Web Services (AWS) Director for the International Organizations team, Abby Daniell is the executive responsible for the team that drives the digital transformation of organizations such as the United Nations, European Commission, and World Bank.

Prior to this role, Abby led the AWS Latin America, Canada and Caribbean public sector programs team responsible for implementing workforce development, diversity and inclusion, disaster preparedness, sustainability, cybersecurity, and other programs in the Latin America, Canada and Caribbean markets.

With more than 25 years of global private and public sector business experience, she manages AWS teams that enable public sector organizations to expand globally.

Abby is quoted in international press and speaks at public sector and industry events regarding cloud technologies and education, innovation, and workforce development.

She previously worked as the commercial director at the U.S. Embassy in Costa Rica where she formed part of the management team and assisted U.S. companies doing business in Latin America. Before joining the U.S. Embassy, Abby was the associate publisher of The Tico Times, Central America’s leading English-language newspaper. She represented the newspaper at the Inter-American Press Association. She lived and worked in Costa Rica for two decades and is a fluent Spanish-speaking professional.

Abby moved to Costa Rica after working as a communications director on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. for a member of congress from Seattle, Washington.

She holds a Master of Business Administration from The George Washington University School of Business in Washington, D.C. and a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science from the University of Washington in Seattle.

Abby loves the outdoors and is an avid hiker, runner, and PADI certified Open Water Diver. She has served on several nonprofit boards of directors, including the Costa Rican North America Cultural Center.

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