We seek to influence the global frameworks that determine development processes and public policies. Our objective is to ensure transparency, participation, and the protection of human rights and the environment in decision-making at local, national and international levels. To this end, we monitor the action of institutions mobilizing resources for infrastructure and development, especially international financial institutions (IFIS).

Thematic focuses

• Transparency, participation, and access to information in IFIs
• Access to justice and accountability mechanisms
• Environmental sustainability and human rights in IFIs, businesses and public-private actors
• Financing for infrastructure and regional physical integration

Main activities

• Monitoring of projects financed by the Inter-American Development Bank, the World Bank and other development financing actors.
• Advising communities and organizations for complaints against accountability mechanisms such as the IDB MICI or the World Bank Inspection Panel.
• Monitoring of Chinese investments in Latin America, specifically in Argentina, tracking advances and setbacks, and political discussions around monitored projects.
• Investigation of public-private associations and businesses’ human rights regulatory frameworks.
• Participation in the Regional Group of Financial and Infastructural (GREFI) with the objective of influencing processes of international financial institutions and development banks, as well as contributing to the improvement of transparent policies and access to information in infrastructure financing.

Gonzalo has a degree in International Relations from the Siglo 21 University of Córdoba and has a Diploma in Entrepreneurship Management and a MOOC course in Development Project Management.

He joined Fundeps in mid-2013 and currently serves as Coordinator of the foundation’s Global Governance Area. He also served as regional coordinator of the Secretariat of the Coalition for Human Rights in Development between 2016 and 2018. Previously, he worked in the Area of ​​International Financial Institutions of the Center for Human Rights and Environment (CEDHA).

He is a secondary school teacher and author and co-author of papers and articles on topics of Argentine Foreign Policy, Transparency, International Financial Institutions and Accountability Mechanisms.