Cara Santos Pianesi
Cara has helped organizations communicate clearly to garner attention for issues of international affairs and development for more than 20 years. She is currently working on external affairs at the World Bank Group with the infrastructure team, leading on issues management and strategic advice. Previously she was the communications lead for the Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA) at the World Bank Group. She previously worked in communications and external affairs roles at the United Nations Development Program, the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, and Amnesty International.
Cara moved to Washington, DC from Miami where she concentrated on private-sector communications vis-à-vis Latin America with Foote, Cone, and Belding. Cara has a master’s degree from Johns Hopkins University’s School for Advanced International Studies (SAIS) and a B.A. in International Studies and Economics from the University of Miami.