Barbara Brakarz is the Executive Director of Conexsus, the Institute for Sustainable Connections. Barbara has over 22 years of experience with environment, climate and sustainable development projects. Prior to joining Conexsus in October 2023, she worked at the IDB (Inter American Development Bank) for 8 years, first as the Climate and Sustainability Specialist in Brazil and later as Amazon Initiative Coordinator in Brazil. She has also worked at the British Embassy in Brasilia, as International Climate Fund Coordinator and then International Programs Director. She worked for the The Nature Conservancy in Brazil as Public Policy and Financial Institutions Specialist and then Conservation Leverage Coordinator for the Amazon. Previously, she worked for four years at the World Bank in Washington DC in the Sustainabe Development Department in environmental projects with Brazil and other Latin American countries.
