Ines Finchelstein

Education: BA from University of Buenos Aires; MPA from NYU Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service

Recent Projects include: Karsh Institute of Democracy at UVA

Ines brings over 15 years of experience in program strategy, grantmaking, and M&E across the UN system and civil society. She has worked at UNFPA, UN Women, IOM, and UN DESA on gender equality, youth empowerment, migration, and education programs across 35+ countries in Africa, Asia, Latin America, and Europe.

At the UN Trust Fund to End Violence Against Women, she managed an $8.9 million grant portfolio supporting 30 women-led organizations. At UNFPA, she managed global implementing partnerships and led the development of a digital learning platform for adolescents and youth. At the International Indigenous Women’s Forum (FIMI), she supported the establishment of a grantmaking fund for Indigenous women’s organizations and contributed to advocacy alongside Indigenous women leaders at the UN and other international fora, including the Commission on the Status of Women, the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues, and the International Conference on Population and Development. She previously coordinated Ashoka’s Youth Venture program in Argentina and launched a multilingual magazine centering children’s voices on cultural diversity.

She holds a Master in Public Administration as a Fulbright Scholar and a BA in Social Anthropology. She works in English, Spanish, French, and Portuguese, with advanced German.