Dr Giovanna Kuele is the Program Manager for International Cooperation at the Igarapé Institute. The program aims to promote more inclusive and effective multilateralism, focusing on UN and IFI reforms and sustainable finance for climate, nature and development. She supports the Institute’s Co-founder and President in her roles as a member of the UN High-Level Advisory Board on Effective Multilateralism and as a co-chair of the WEF Global Future Council on the Future of Nature and Security. Dr. Kuele's contributions include coordinating civil society consultations for the Our Common Agenda process, supporting the Executive Office of the Secretary-General. She holds a PhD in Political Science from the Graduate Center at the City University of New York (2024), and both an M.A. (2017) and a B.A. (2014) in International Relations from the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil.
