Roberta Braga
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Founder and Executive Director, Digital Democracy Institute of the Americas (DDIA)
Washington, District of Columbia, United States
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Vice President of the BoardFundación MultitudesJun 2025 - Current (1 year 5 months)- Board MemberFundación MultitudesDec 2023 - Jun 2025 (1 year 7 months)
- Founder and Executive DirectorDigital Democracy Institute of the AmericasNov 2023 - Current (3 years)DDIA – operated by and for Latinos and Latin Americans – is a hub for research and interventions geared at strengthening trust and connection between communities and democracy. In an era of tech solutions to tech problems, we center the human experience in research, capacity-building and policy solutions that contribute to healthy information ecosystems necessary for vibrant digital democracies.
- Director, Counter-Disinformation StrategiesEquis ResearchMar 2022 - Nov 2023 (1 year 9 months)Equis is a set of organizations working to create a better understanding of Latinos, innovate new approaches to reach and engage them, and invest in the leadership and infrastructure for long-term change and increased civic participation. http://weareequis.us/en-US
- Manager, Global Strategy, Content, and Campaignsbaker mckenzieJan 2022 - Mar 2022 (3 months)Areas of focus: Tech, Media & Telecom; Life Sciences; China; Transactional; Sustainability
- Non-Resident Fellow, Penn Kemble Forum on DemocracyNational Endowment for DemocracySep 2021 - Jun 2022 (10 months)
- Manager, North America Communicationsbaker mckenzieDec 2020 - Dec 2021 (1 year 1 month)Areas of focus: Intellectual Property & Technology; International Commercial; Employment & Compensation; Inclusion & Diversity; ProBono
- Deputy Director, Programs and Outreach, Adrienne Arsht Latin America CenterAtlantic CouncilAug 2020 - Dec 2020 (5 months)• Implemented the Center’s initiatives to influence policy and impact the public debate on a range of Latin America issues, including US-Brazil relations, countering disinformation in the Americas, democracy-building in Venezuela, and more;
• Managed community outreach and engagement strategies with US and Latin American governments, the private sector, civil society and the media;
• Led in the development of the intellectual framework for programming through written work, convenings, media engagement, and speaking opportunities within and outside the Council;
• Co-managed a team of 10+ staff members and consultants;
• Identified and managed new business development and fundraising opportunities for the Center. - Associate Director, Adrienne Arsht Latin America CenterAtlantic CouncilJul 2018 - Aug 2020 (2 years 2 months)• Managed strategy, business development/budgets, content creation/execution, and government outreach for 6 program areas: Brazil, disinformation in Latin American elections, trade and commerce, anti-corruption, energy investments, Argentina.
• Managed relationships and outreach with incoming government of Brazil, US Congress, US administration, LatAm civil society, private-sector leaders, regional and US media.
• Directed Center media and communications strategy; write press releases, advisories, pitches, and email campaigns for all Center projects; design monthly newsletter; edit publications.
• Quoted in The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Bloomberg, Los Angeles Times, Folha de S.Paulo, Estadão, among others. Publ - Assistant Director, Adrienne Arsht Latin America CenterAtlantic CouncilJan 2018 - Jul 2018 (7 months)Core Areas of Focus: Brazil, Disinformation in Elections - Brazil, Colombia, Mexico, Trade and Commerce, Anticorruption, Energy in Latin America, Media and Communications.
- Program Assistant, Adrienne Arsht Latin America CenterAtlantic CouncilAug 2016 - Dec 2017 (1 year 5 months)Core Areas of Focus: Brazil, Cuba, Energy in Latin America, NAFTA and Trade, Media and Communications.
- Program Analyst - Editor / Writer (Contractor)US Department of Homeland SecurityJan 2016 - Aug 2016 (8 months)Contractor: Dynamis, Inc.
On behalf of: Strategic Communications Team; Student and Exchange Visitor Program (SEVP), U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE), U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS)
• Provided technical edits for Student and Exchange Visitor Program (SEVP) broadcast messages, internal announcements, Study in the States blog posts, conference presentations, weekly social media content and media tracking documents;
• Formatted and proofread materials disseminated to Congress, ICE Office of Public Affairs, school officials and nonimmigrant international students studying or planning to study in the United States;
• Supported the Strategic Communications Team with communications and business developmen - Intern, Adrienne Arsht Latin America CenterAtlantic CouncilSep 2015 - Dec 2015 (4 months)• Supported strategic communications efforts for the Latin America Center
• Drafted and edited email campaigns using ExactTarget/Salesforce
• Drafted memos, proposals, and articles for publication
• Provided logistical support for conferences and expert panels
• Pitched key international media
• Tracked media mentions and compiled media lists
• Researched Latin American policy and explored opportunities for partnership - Communications SpecialistPromega CorporationJan 2014 - Aug 2015 (1 year 8 months)• Provided event logistics support for Quarterly Company Meetings, North America Branch Sales
Meeting, Quarterly Art Shows and other Special Events
• Assisted with corporate public relations and internal/external communications, including writing
press releases, tracking media coverage and communicating with media directly
• Provided support in development of new or existing corporate communications programs, including crisis plan, resource pages and archiving process
• Compiled event budgets, event task lists, Meeting and Release Reports
• Maintained sites and reports within internal website, Sharepoint 2010
• Conducted research for a variety of events and PR needs - Events and PR Project CoordinatorPromega CorporationJan 2013 - Jan 2014 (1 year 1 month)• Implemented communications strategies for Corporate Affairs Department
• Assisted in planning corporate events, quarterly company meetings and yearly employee recognition meetings
• Wrote and edited press releases
• Compiled and analyzed media reports and press release coverage reports
• Handled internal corporate communications via Sharepoint 2010
• Assisted in planning and executing quarterly company Art Shows. - Corporate Affairs and Communications InternPromega CorporationSep 2012 - Dec 2012 (4 months)• Assisted in creating ~150 posters utilizing Adobe InDesign CS6 for Employee Recognition Company Meeting
• Compiled information about employees using Sharepoint 2010 forms
• Conducted ~20 manager interviews and wrote summaries for ~20 employees based on interviews
• Helped organize Employee Art Show - Public Relations InternSmithsonian InstitutionMay 2012 - Aug 2012 (4 months)• Wrote press releases for SITES exhibitions
• Created media lists, compiled news clips, contacted bloggers and news outlets
• Helped plan exhibitions, utilized social media for promotions, designed faqs, attended SITES special events and project planning meetings - Undergraduate Intern, Strategic Analysis and Negotiations Division of International BureauFederal Communications CommissionMay 2012 - Aug 2012 (4 months)• Researched international regulatory and market developments and analyzed implications for U.S. policy
• Briefed foreign officials on domestic spectrum management approaches and national broadband deployment
• Drafted memoranda and briefing papers for FCC Chairman and Commissioners
• Assisted in implementation, content and design of the FCC WISENET website (Women in ICTs Shared Excellence Network)
• Helped organize and host State Department initiative, TechGirls, in visit to FCC. - Marketing InternValeJan 2009 - Dec 2009 (1 year)Vale S.A. is a Brazilian multinational diversified metals and mining corporation and one of the largest logistics operators in Brazil. For one month in 2009, I did a rotating internship in the Marketing, Logistics and International Business departments, learning from senior professionals about international business practices, marketing, human resources management, exports and the mining industry.
Education
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- ISpanishInternational Center for Language Studies ICLSCustomized private instruction on a part-time basis to achieve an advanced level of Spanish proficiency.
- Bachelor of Arts (B.A, Journalism (Strategic Communications), International Studies (Global Security), PortugueseUniversity of WisconsinMadisonUNICEF UW-Madison, Model United Nations, Public Relations Student Society of America
- Master’s Degree, Global CommunicationThe George Washington UniversityThe M.A. in Global Communication program is offered jointly by GW's Elliott School of International Affairs and Columbian College of Arts and Sciences' School of Media and Public Affairs (SMPA). This graduate program helps students understand the complex global information environment; its implications for governance, security, and business; and how to communicate effectively with global audiences.
- Certificate: European Union Studies, European Studies/CivilizationUniversité libre de BruxellesCourses:
- Current EU Policy Debates
- EU Institutions: View from the Inside the Brussels Complex
- European Union Simulation: Represented Germany - Certificate Summer Program, WTO and U.S. Trade Law and PolicyAmerican University Washington College of LawThis one-week online program offers practical skills and provides critical insights into the current aspects of international trade law and policy, including the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on supply chains and global trade.
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Awards
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- H2025 Tech Innovadores AwardHTTPFeb 2025HTTP’s Tech Innovadores honors visionary, innovative, and collaborative digital inclusion advocates who are working to advance game-changing solutions that promote equity and digital opportunity for all.
- LFounding MemberLatino Executive NetworkOct 2023
- LTop Women in Cybersecurity AmericasLatinas in Cyber and WOMCYOct 2023Selected as one of 50 Top Women in Cybersecurity in the Americas.