Paulina Ibarra

Paulina Ibarra is a democracy, human rights, and digital policy expert with over 20 years of leadership advancing information integrity, gender justice, and civic participation. As Co-founder and Managing Director of Fundación Multitudes, she works at the critical intersection of fundamental and digital rights, governance, and climate policy to protect civic space globally.
A central architect of global open government initiatives, Paulina collaborated with the Obama Administration to launch the Open Government Partnership and secured Chile’s entry into the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI). She serves on several high-level global bodies, including the UN Internet Governance Forum (IGF) where she was appointed to the Multistakeholder Advisory Group and leads the Policy Network on Digital Inclusion, she is an elected member of the Global Democracy Coalition Steering Committee, and UNCAC Coalition Board Member. She was also appointed by President Gabriel Boric to Chile’s Commission Against Disinformation and is currently a proud member of the CIVICUS Board and a member of the Governance Committee.

Her executive track record includes leading the World Bank’s regional digital agenda for Latin America and the Caribbean, serving as UN Women’s Lead Policy Expert on Gender Disinformation, and chairing the Civil Society Pillar of the Community of Democracies.