Maria Trigo
Organization of American States
Director of the Department for Effective Public Management
Biography: Since 2012, Maria Fernanda Trigo has been the Director of the Department for Effective Public Management at the Organization of American States where she contributes to strengthen public institutions in OAS member states so they are more transparent, effective and have mechanisms for public participation. She has over fifteen year experience in international relations, first working in the organization, development and negotiations of the Heads of State Summits of the Americas and later on developing and implementing the OAS political analysis system. Maria Fernanda has a Masters in International Relations from Georgetown University in Washington DC and a B. A. in Mathematics from St. Mary,s College in Notre Dame, Indiana.