Overview

• At 17, the Lanús high-school student advanced to the top 10 from nearly 11,000 nominations spanning 148 countries.
• Díaz founded Cresify, a marketing tool recognized by Microsoft for Startups, and co-authored a youth financial and technological literacy law now active in more than 70 Argentine cities reaching about 6 million students.
• He also placed fourth in the MIT Solve Financial Inclusion Challenge, earned a geometry medal in the national math olympiad, and was selected for the 2025 U.S. National Youth Science Camp.
• The award is organized by Chegg.org in partnership with the Varkey Foundation to honor students for achievement, innovation, peer impact, community contribution, and resilience.
• Díaz says he would invest any prize funds in free training for young people in technology, programming, and robotics.