María Jaraquemada Hederra
PresidentLawyer from the Catholic University of Chile, with a Master’s degree in Fundamental Rights from Carlos III University of Madrid.
Career
She has served as a legislative advisor at the Ministry General Secretariat of the Presidency; as Director of Research and Advocacy at Fundación Ciudadanía Inteligente; as Director of Advocacy and Coordinator of the Anti-Corruption Observatory and the Latin American Anti-Corruption Network at Espacio Público; and as Programme Officer for Chile and the Southern Cone at International IDEA. She has also served as Executive Director of Chile Transparente. Since January 2024, she has been a member of the Board of Commissioners of the Council for Transparency of Chile for a six-year term.
Teaching and advisory work
She teaches Integrity and Anti-Corruption at several universities in Chile. She chaired the Presidential Advisory Commission on the Probity of Civil Society Organizations, convened by Chilean President Gabriel Boric, and provides advisory and consulting services on integrity matters.
Currently
She is currently a member of the Ministerial Advisory Commission for the Modernization of Public Employment.
