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 and citizen participation, 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 democracy and natural resource management, she works with governments and multilaterals in the intersection of policy, information integrity and climate. She is a steering committee member of the Global Democracy Coalition, board member of CIVICUS, member of the W7 of the G7, Co-Chair of the Advocacy Group and CORE member of the Foreign Feminist Policy Collaborative, and most recently she was appointed to the Multistakeholder Group of the Internet Governance Forum of the UN.
Previously, she led the World Bank’s regional digital agenda for Latin America and the Caribbean; chaired the Community of Democracies Civil Society Pillar; was part of the Steering Committee of Advancing Human Rights of the Summit for Democracy, and the UN Women’s Lead Policy expert on gender disinformation. Appointed in 2023 by President Gabriel Boric to the Commission Against Disinformation, she also informally advised the Advisory Group of the Global Partnership to End Online Harassment and Abuse. Paulina is a Vital Voices Engage Fellow, holds a BA in Communications and Politics from Marymount University, and has a MA in Communications and Development from Georgetown University.
