María José Valdés is a consultant at Ideograma in Santiago, Chile. She holds a master’s degree in political and corporate communications from the University of Navarra (UNAV) and George Washington University (GWU). She received a bachelor's degree in journalism from the Catholic University of Chile. Some of her publications include “Algorithms and Emotions” (Tecnopolítica, 2020) and the chapter “Challenges Left by Apps In Combating Coronavirus” in “Comunicación Política en tiempos de coronavirus” (2020).