Gerardo Berthin serves as Vice President of International Programs at Freedom House, overseeing efforts to promote democracy and human rights globally. With nearly three decades of experience, he has worked extensively on democratic governance, anti-corruption, human rights, and civil society strengthening across more than 50 countries in the Middle East, Africa, Latin America, the Caribbean, Asia, and Central and Eastern Europe.
Previously, he directed the Latin America and Caribbean Programs at Freedom House. Before this role, he was a senior associate in Tetra Tech’s Democracy and Governance sector, managing large-scale USAID-funded projects. From 2009 to 2014, he served as Governance and Decentralization Policy Advisor at the United Nations Development Programme’s Regional Service Center for Latin America and the Caribbean in Panama. Berthin has also worked as a consultant for the Inter-American Development Bank, the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation, and the Swedish Agency for Development Cooperation, among others.
Berthin earned a M.A. in political science from the University of Chicago, a M.A. in latin american studies from Georgetown University, and a B.A. in international affairs from George Washington University. He is also a certified trainer from the United Nations Staff College in Turin, Italy, and holds a certificate in leadership in development to manage political and economic reform from Harvard University’s John F. Kennedy School of Government.
Berthin was an event speaker at the Dialogue.
