Caroline Kolta is the Program Lead on XPRIZE Feed the Next Billion, where she oversees the technical and day to day operations of the competition including project management, knowledge management, stakeholder management, and risk management. At XPRIZE, she worked on an array of projects including supporting research on circular and resilient food systems. Prior to XPRIZE, her experience covered international development, governance, and election monitoring sectors in the Middle East and North Africa region as a project manager, researcher, and policy advisor.

She holds an MA in Sustainable International Development, with a focus on Conflict Resolution and Coexistence from the Heller School for Social Policy and Management at Brandeis University and a Bachelor of Political Science from Cairo University.