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Dr. in Jurisprudence with a specialization in climate change, governance, and political leadership. She has worked in the public sector at the Secretariat of Environment of the Municipality of the Metropolitan District of Quito, as a consultant at the National Secretariat for Planning and Development, as an advisor at the Ministry of Strategic Sectors Coordination, and as a legal advisor in the office of the Ministry of Environment, Water, and Ecological Transition.

In the private sector, she collaborated for several years with law firms and held managerial positions in non-governmental organizations dedicated to sustainable development. She has also provided consultancy services to international and multilateral organizations, such as the World Bank, United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), and USAID. Additionally, she has advised major business groups on regulatory development and the preparation of projects and observations regarding the impacts of various legal bodies to be approved by the National Assembly, with most of her interventions being adopted by the legislators.

She was the official delegate and team leader for the Ministry of Environment, Water, and Ecological Transition in the Debt-for-Nature Swap negotiation for the Hermandad Marine Reserve – Galápagos, which concluded successfully in May 2023.

Currently, she focuses on providing legal advisory services in environmental and sustainability matters, with an emphasis on sustainable financial tools and sustainability strategies for the private sector.

  • Lawyer, Pontificia Universidad Católica PUCE, Ecuador, 2004
  • Specialist in Climate Change and Clean Development Mechanisms, Andean University Simón Bolívar, Quito, Ecuador, 2010
  • Advanced Diploma, Governance and Political Leadership Program, School of Government, IDE, Dos Hemisferios University, Quito, Ecuador, 2019
  • Advanced Diploma, Leadership and Public Management Program for Women, 2020, School of Government, IDE, Dos Hemisferios University, Quito, Ecuador, 2020
  • Legal Consultant; 2016–present
  • Legal Advisor in the Office of the Minister, Ministry of Environment, Water, and Ecological Transition; 2013–2015; 2021–2023
  • Director, Environmental Law Department, Falconi Puig Abogados; 2018–2021
  • Associate Lawyer, Falconi Puig Abogados; 2006–2011
  • Official Delegate and Team Leader for the Ministry of Environment, Water, and Ecological Transition in the Debt-for-Conservation Swap negotiation for the “Hermandad Marine Reserve – Galápagos”; November 2022 to April 2023.
  • Official Delegate of the Ministry of Environment, Water, and Ecological Transition to Working Group No. 5 on Energy and Natural Resources; Working Group No. 6 on Collective Rights, Dialogue for Peace, August 2022–present.
  • Member of the Negotiating Team and Official Delegate of Ecuador to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC); Twentieth Conference of the Parties (COP20), December 6–14, 2014, Lima, Peru.
  • Member of the Official Delegation of the Ministry of Environment to the Convention on Migratory Species (CMS), November 1–9, 2014, Quito, Ecuador.