Dr. Giovanna Kuele is the Program Advisor for International Cooperation at the Igarapé Institute. The program aims to promote more inclusive and effective multilateralism, focusing on UN and IFI reforms and sustainable finance for climate, nature and development. In this capacity, she supported the activities related to the UN High-Level Advisory Board on Effective Multilateralism and the WEF Global Future Council on the Future of Nature and Security. Dr. Kuele’s contributions include coordinating civil society consultations for the Our Common Agenda process, supporting the Executive Office of the Secretary-General. She holds a PhD in Political Science from the Graduate Center at the City University of New York (2024), and both an M.A. (2017) and a B.A. (2014) in International Relations from the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil.