Kristina Arriaga

Kristina Arriaga is president of the advisory firm Intrinsic. For over 30 years, she has worked on the defense of freedom of expression and freedom of religion or belief as a member of the US delegation to the UN Human Rights Commission, the US Civil Rights Commission, and as the Executive Director of a US-based public interest law firm. In 2016, she was appointed to the US Commission on International Religious Freedom, where she served two terms as Vice-Chair. Arriaga is a recipient of the 2017 Newseum’s Free Expression Award. Throughout her career, she has lectured and written extensively on governance and human rights issues.