Areas
Executive Team
At Fundar, we come up with public policy proposals to build a more sustainable, inclusive Argentina. To achieve this, the executive team engages in strategic planning for the entire organization. We decide Fundar’s position on key issues and identify opportunities for action and collaboration that align with its mission statement.
Martín Reydó
Executive DirectorMartín Reydó holds a history degree from the University of Buenos Aires and an MA in political science from Torcuato Di Tella University.
Projects
We work together with the areas in the management and development of projects so that they are executed in line with the organisation's strategic objectives. We ensure internal coherence and build an integrating narrative in dialogue with our advocacy strategy.
Lucía Álvarez
DirectorLucía Álvarez holds a BA in Sociology (UBA), an MA in Social Anthropology (IDES-EIDAES) and is currently a PhD candidate in Sociology at EIDAES-UNSAM, where she served as academic secretary and is currently assistant professor.
Data
We evaluate public policies using quantitative methods, while also promoting and facilitating the use of these methods in policy design, planning, and management. Quantitative models can be used in diagnostic exercises and evaluations and also for predictions and simulations.
Juan Pablo Ruiz Nicolini
DirectorJuan Pablo Ruiz Nicolini holds a BA in Political Science and Government and an MA in Political Science from UTDT. He worked with data around diverse areas such as elections, tourism and communication. He teaches Data Science at UTDT.
Economics
We are developing guidelines to stabilize the economy. Through proposals to build a sustainable macroeconomy: fiscal, monetary, and exchange rate policies, the promotion of tradable supply, and a profound exploration of Argentina’s dual-currency economy.
Guido Zack
DirectorGuido Zack holds a PhD in economic analysis from the universities of Alcalá and Complutense de Madrid and a degree in economics from the UBA. He specializes in economic policy, macroeconomics and international economics.
Gender
We promote gender mainstreaming as a way of building a more sustainable, egalitarian development agenda. Our work promotes research and public advocacy from a feminist and gender-diverse perspective.
María de las Nieves Puglia
DirectorMaría de las Nieves Puglia holds a BA in sociology from Salvador University and an MA in social anthropology from the Interdisciplinary School of Higher Social Studies at the National University of San Martín, where she now teaches graduate and postgraduate courses.
Socioproductive Integration
Our work is geared towards leveling the field and achieving social integration. We design policies that provide support in critical situations and prioritize individual autonomy, as well as access to basic living conditions. We also propose tools to increase productivity and enhance labor skills.
María Migliore
DirectorMaría Migliore holds a BA in Political Science (UCA) and is a graduate of the CIAS Leadership and Political Analysis Programme. She was Minister of Human Development and Habitat of the City of Buenos Aires.
Justice
We are working to transform and untangle how the judicial system functions. We propose approaches to modernizing the judicial system with a focus on processes, technological innovation, and strengthening state capacities.
Johanna Cristallo
DirectorJohanna Cristallo is a lawyer from UBA, Master in Law and Economics at UTDT and is in the process of writing her thesis for the Master in Administration and Public Policy at UdeSA. She is Secretary of the Attorney General's Office and Acting Director of the Agency for Access to Public Information of the National Public Prosecutor's Office.
Natural Resources
We are committed to an approach to natural resource governance that leverages scientific and technological progress and democratic institutions to promote an innovative, sustainable, equitable development agenda.
Carlos Freytes
DirectorCarlos Freytes holds a PhD in political science from Northwestern University and an MA in Political Science and Sociology from the Latin American Faculty of Social Sciences (FLACSO). He specializes in natural resource governance and public policy evaluation.
Health
We work to strengthen the health agenda. We think of ways to reduce inequalities, build consensus to improve them and contribute to everyday issues that affect us. We want to make problems visible and propose solutions.
Fernando Zingman
Principal InvestigatorFernando Zingman is a doctor specialising in paediatrics and adolescence. He was an adolescent doctor at the Argerich Hospital, worked in health communication and public health management for children and adolescents. He contributed strongly to the access of adolescents to health care and to the current decrease in teenage pregnancies.
Productive Policy
We work to foster innovation and prosperity and create more and better jobs. We identify emerging sectors where Argentina has the opportunity to position itself internationally. We devise strategies to transform traditional sectors, improve and modernise existing policies and regulations, and strengthen state capacities.
Tomás Bril Mascarenhas
DirectorTomás Bril Mascarenhas holds a PhD in political science from the University of California, Berkeley, and a BA in political science from the University of Buenos Aires. He specializes in the comparative political economy of development.
Production planning
We strive to build consensus and create the necessary conditions for a virtuous transformation of the production matrix.
Daniel Schteingart
DirectorPhD in Sociology from the Institute of Higher Social Studies of the University of San Martin (IDAES-UNSAM) and MA in Economic Sociology from the same university.
Labour and Income
We work to promote inclusive growth by analyzing potential income determination methods and labor policies. How? We do this by producing data, analyses, and public policy proposals in the field of income determination processes and institutional regulations in the labor market.
Sebastián Etchemendy
Principal InvestigatorSebastian Etchemendy holds a BA in Political Science from the University of Buenos Aires. He received his PhD from the Department of Political Science at the University of California, Berkeley. He is an Associate Professor in the Department of Political Science and International Studies at the Torcuato Di Tella University.
Communications & Press
We connect Fundar with strategic partners and stakeholders working in similar fields. We design and implement Fundar’s communications strategy, keeping a close eye on current affairs and the broader social context to identify opportunities for cooperation and advocacy.
María Belén Bonello
DirectorMaría Belén Bonello holds a BA and a teaching qualification in political science from the University of Buenos Aires. She has held a variety of project management and leadership positions in the public sector and at civil society organizations.
