Adriana Michelle Acosta Garcia

Department and Institution: 
Berkeley Public Policy, Center for Effective Global Action, UC Berkeley
Bio/CV: 

Adriana Michelle Acosta García is a public policy researcher from Mexico who is interested in institutions, development, and political behavior, with a particular interest in right-wing politics. Her research interests are shaped by experience in governance, social policy, financial inclusion, disability rights, and public-sector data analysis. She has worked on policy and research projects at UC Berkeley’s Haas School of Business, fintech startup Stori, and the Ministry of Equality and Inclusion of Nuevo León in Mexico. She is also a fellow of The Coelho Center for Disability Law, Policy, and Innovation. Her work has included large-scale data cleaning, monitoring and evaluation systems, regulatory and socioeconomic research, policy briefs, legal and human rights memos, and electoral data analysis. She holds a B.A. in Governance and Public Transformation from Tec de Monterrey and a postgraduate diploma in Gender and Equality Public Policy from UNAM.

Link