Bernarda Jarrín

Program Associate at the Inter-American Dialogue

Bernarda Jarrín serves as a Program Associate at the Inter-American Dialogue, where she focuses on rule of law and democratic transitions in Latin America. She is particularly interested in the intersection of energy, environment, and sustainable development, and her graduate capstone analyzed political and institutional dynamics shaping Guyana’s emerging oil industry.

Jarrín previously worked for the Embassy of Ecuador in Washington, D.C., and the Sustainable Development Department at the Organization of American States (OAS). She holds a master’s degree in Latin American Studies with a concentration in Political Economy and a certificate in Global Human Development from Georgetown University’s Walsh School of Foreign Service, as well as a double bachelor’s degree in Public Relations and Political Science from The Pennsylvania State University.