Magdalena (Magda) is co-founder and co-director of ProSociedad, a development agency specializing in the design, evaluation, and scale-up of evidence-based solutions for sustainable development.
Magda has nearly 15 years of experience in capacity building for impact-driven local organizations. At ProSociedad, she has led the development of Cometa, an evidence-based and collective impact program that promotes the economic empowerment of women facing intersectional inequalities.
She has also worked as a consultant for international organizations such as the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) and UN Women, and as a professor at the Universidad Panamericana and ITESO, as well as in continuing education at UNIVA, teaching courses on corporate social responsibility, social innovation, and financing for development.
Magda was selected for the International Visitor Leadership Program (IVLP) by the U.S. Department of State (2018) and was recognized as a finalist for the Latin American Leaders Awards (2022), the Don Lorenzo Servitje Award for socially responsible young businesswomen (2021), and the Civil Society Research Prize promoted by CEMEFI (2015).She holds a master’s degree in development management from the London School of Economics and Political Science and a bachelor’s degree in industrial and systems engineering from Tecnológico de Monterrey.