Biography
Sánchez brings over 25 years of experience in development cooperation and humanitarian assistance, including in contexts of conflict and peacebuilding.
Previously, she served as Secretary General of ActionAid International; Chair and CEO of the Canadian Council for International Cooperation; and Regional Director for Asia at the Centre d’étude et de coopération internationale.
She has held numerous leadership roles in the governance of non-governmental organizations at both national and global levels, including Chair of the Board of CIVICUS and Co-Chair of the Civil Society Organizations’ Alliance for Development Effectiveness. Sánchez has lived and worked in Bolivia, Guatemala, Nepal, and India.
Regarding her academic background, she holds a master’s degree in Economics and a bachelor’s degree in Political Science and Economics from McGill University, Montreal, Canada.
