Ana is the Director of the AETS Brussels office and Head of the Governance and Human Development department. She is a lawyer by training with a Master's degree in Law (University of Oviedo, Spain) and a Master's degree in International and European Law (UCLouvain, Belgium). She has had MD/director functions in international public-sector consultancies since 2000 and has successfully set up European and international departments, and promoted many alliances, including public-private partnerships.
With over 20 years of experience in the area of institutional development and international and European policies, Ana has continuously been involved as a consultant and project director in transition and developing countries, especially in South Eastern Europe and in the Caucasus region. Her main areas of expertise and interest are EU integration, democracy and the rule of law, as well as gender equality. More recently, Ana consults for international organisations in the areas of women’s empowerment and in the promotion of equal opportunities in companies. Ana is also a trustee of the Spanish foundation, Global Citizenship Education Fund.