Ana Paula Valacco

Ana leads the development of the Project Oasis Global Directory, coordinating regional teams and boosting the impact of this digital media map.

She has an MA in Journalism, Media and Communication from the University of Cardiff, in Wales, a Bachelor in Political Science (USAL),  and Journalism (TEA) in Argentina. She also received a Chevening scholarship 2021 (FCDO UK).

Ana has more than ten years of experience in the corporate, academic and social sector, leading different teams, working in social innovation and training people and social entrepreneurs in relevant organizations of the subject, such as Conciencia, TECHO, ALT and Mujeres2000. She worked in Marketing at Google Argentina and was the coordinator of Institutional Development at Chequeado, a global leader in fact-checking and innovative journalism. Since that role, she has acquired tools to design sustainable business models for both journalistic ventures and civil society organizations.

She is also the Community Manager at JournalismAI, part of Polis, the Think Tank of the London School of Economics (LSE ), and she serves as the ambassador in Argentina for Sembramedia, development manager at 8000.ar and a trainer and mentor in different areas of journalism and professional development. In addition, she is an Alumni of the Global Shapers Buenos Aires community (initiative of the World Economic Forum) and a member of the Voces Vitales network.