Carla Arcia Venegas

Carla Arcia Venegas is an experienced professional currently serving as the Colombia Analysis Hub Team Leader at ACAPS since August 2023. Prior to this role, Carla worked with The Carter Center as a local representative for the "Inform Women, Transform Lives" campaign in Bogotá D.C., and held the position of Profesional Misional Especializado en Ciencias Sociales at FAO from October 2019 to February 2023, focusing on land tenure and rural development. Carla's extensive experience includes consulting roles at Datasketch, serving as an advisor at the Secretaría Distrital de Seguridad, and working on human rights and internationalization projects with various organizations including Defensoría del Pueblo Colombia and COLCIENCIAS. Carla's academic background includes a degree in Political Science from Pontificia Universidad Javeriana and additional studies at Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro and Instituto Universitário de Pesquisas do Rio de Janeiro - IUPERJ.