Bernarda Jarrín

Ecuador |  Program & Executive Assistant, Office of the President, Inter-American Dialogue

+1-202-204-5556 ˙ bjarrin@thedialogue.org ˙

Bernarda Jarrín joined the Inter-American Dialogue in July 2023 as the Program & Executive Assistant at the Office of the President, where she conducts research and executes initiatives related to topics such as democracy, cities, gender, and security, engaging a network of current and former leaders in LAC.

Jarrín previously worked for the Embassy of Ecuador in Washington D.C. and the Sustainable Development Department at the Organization of American States (OAS). She holds a master’s degree in Latin American studies with a concentration in political economy and a certificate in global human development from Georgetown University’s Walsh School of Foreign Service. She holds a double bachelor’s degree from The Pennsylvania State University in Public Relations and Political Science.


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