Paulina Ibarra is a democracy and human rights expert with over 20 years of experience in policy and digital rights. As Co-founder and Managing Director of Fundación Multitudes, she advances civic space and gender justice, focusing on AI for humanity and information integrity.
A central architect of transparency, Paulina worked with the Obama Administration to launch the Open Government Partnership (OGP) and secured Chile’s entry into the EITI. A renowned expert on natural resource management, she works with governments and multilaterals in the intersection of policy, gender and climate. She is a steering committee member of the Global Democracy Coalition and board member of CIVICUS.
Previously, she led the World Bank’s regional digital agenda, chaired the Community of Democracies Civil Society Pillar, and was UN Women’s Lead Policy expert on gender disinformation. Appointed by President Gabriel Boric to the Commission Against Disinformation, she was also a Vital Voices Fellow. She holds a BA in Communications and Politics from Marymount University, and a MA in Communications and Development from Georgetown University.