ENGINE ROOM BOARD MEMBER
Global Executive Director of Directorio Legislativo
María Baron is an Argentine journalist and Global Executive Director of Directorio Legislativo, an organization that promotes democratic consolidation and access to information throughout Latin America. She is the co-founder of the Latin American Network for Legislative Transparency, a group of activists across 14 countries. For her efforts in advocating for accountability and ethics in government, she received NDI’s Democracy Award for Civic Innovation. María is a Fulbright-APSA Congressional Fellow and a Reagan-Fascell Fellow. She is a member of the civil society steering committee of the Open Government Partnership and sits on the board of CEDA Washington. María is an avid soccer player and a mother of three
