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Beatriz Vasconcellos is Research Fellow at the UCL Institute for Innovation and Public Purpose (IIPP).
At IIPP, she leads a research group on State Capacity in the Digital Era and works with Professor David Eaves on research related to digital public infrastructures. Her areas of expertise are public governance, international development, digital transformation, and long-term state capacities.
Prior to joining IIPP, Beatriz worked with the private and public sectors at the local and national levels to co-develop and implement innovative governance approaches. She has accumulated experience in the design and facilitation of long-term capacity-building programs and policy design and delivery.
Beatriz holds a Master’s degree in Public Administration and International Development from the Harvard Kennedy School, where she won the Raymond Vernon Award for Outstanding Commitment to International Development. She is a Lemann Foundation and a Person of The Year fellow.
Outside of work, Beatriz likes to write fiction stories and letters to friends, go on long hikes, meet friends for beers, and spend time with her family. She is very proud of her hometown Rio de Janeiro and loves touring her friends around.