XVI Regional Conference on Women in Latin America and the Caribbean

Alejandra Claros Borda is a lawyer and the Secretary General of CAF – Development Bank of Latin America and the Caribbean, being the first woman to hold this position in the institution’s history. From this role, she promotes a regional agenda focused on gender equity, institutional transparency, digital transformation, and strengthening culture as a driver of development.

She has been part of CAF since 2015, where she has held various leadership positions. In recent years, she has been one of the main advocates for the institution’s cultural approach, with an emphasis on access to reading, the recognition of artistic creation as a language of development, and the visibility of women as protagonists of change in Latin America and the Caribbean.

She holds a master’s degree in Multidisciplinary Law from Universidad Mayor de San Simón (Bolivia), a master’s degree in Political Communication and Marketing from the University of Alcalá (Spain), and postgraduate studies in International Relations and Diplomacy from the Plurinational Diplomatic Academy, as well as in Latin American Studies and in Technology and Political Subjectivity from CLACSO.