Natalia Vega Varela is Policy Director at the Gender Equity Policy Institute (GEPI). With a background in international development, development policy, macroeconomics, and feminist economic analysis, she brings a wealth of research and applied experience to her work at the organization. Previously, she held positions with various international institutions and nonprofits, including the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs and the Women’s Environment and Development Organization (WEDO).

Vega holds a Master’s degree in International Development from the New School, where her research focused on the intersection of inequality and gender dynamics in Latin America and Africa. She earned her Bachelor’s degree in International Affairs from Tecnológico de Monterrey in Mexico City. She joined GEPI in 2021.