Mauricio Alarcón Salvador

Executive Director, Fundación Ciudadanía y Desarrollo

Ecuador

A democracy activist and human rights defender. Pro- grams Director at Fundamedios, an organization that works to promote and defend freedom of expression and freedom of the press in Ecuador. Founder and Executive Director of Fundación Ciudadanía y Desarrollo, an organi- zation that promotes democracy and transparency in the country. He has been constitutional adviser at the Council of Citizen Participation (2009) and Alternate Member of the National Constituent Assembly (2008). He has a B.Sc. and a law degree from Universidad San Francisco de Qui- to and is currently studying for a M.Sc. in public adminis- tration and management.