Ana Saiz Valenzuela
Professional affiliation
Head of the Legal Counsel Unit, Mexican Federal Institute of Public Defense
Expertise
Refugees, Asylum, Migration, Human Rights, Public Policy, Government Relations, Mexican Elections and Political System, Civil Society Organizations, Social Responsibility.
Full Biography
Ana Saiz studied Law at the National Autonomous University, and an LLM in Public Law at University College London. She was Former Executive Director of Legislation and Public Policy at the National Council for the Prevention of Discrimination (CONAPRED) and advisor at the National Electoral Commission. She was Executive Director of Sin Fronteras for five years. She coordinated the recently published book "Vidas Desplazadas: Migration in Mexico" by Penguin Random House. Currently, she works at the federal public defender's office in Mexico.
