Joan Caivano is a senior advisor at the Inter-American Dialogue. During her 28 years at the Dialogue, Caivano has directed a range of institutional initiatives, including the Linowitz Forum, CAF Conference, and Congressional Program, and served as secretary to the Board. She also managed the Dialogue’s work on gender issues—including women’s leadership in the Americas, reproductive rights, and LGBT equality and inclusion—and supported its work on development and communications. Currently, she serves as a senior advisor to the Dialogue on an ad hoc, consulting basis. 

Caivano has worked previously at the Overseas Development Council and Brookings Institution and managed small business and alternative arts enterprises. Caivano holds an MA degree in Latin American studies from Georgetown University, where she also completed her undergraduate studies.