Juliana Araujo is a strategic, purpose-driven leader with more than 30 years of experience across the financial services, telecommunications, technology, nonprofit, and international development sectors. She brings deep expertise in strategic marketing and communications, organizational growth, financial inclusion, and cross-sector collaboration. Juliana currently serves as President of the International Institute for Business Information and Growth (iiBIG).

Her career spans executive and senior leadership roles in Brazil, Argentina, and the United States, complemented by extensive international development experience overseeing U.S. Government–funded projects throughout Latin America and the Caribbean. In these roles, she worked closely with public-sector partners, multilateral institutions, and local and U.S. stakeholders to advance higher education, institutional capacity building, and inclusive economic growth initiatives.

Juliana’s corporate background includes senior leadership positions, driving multi-million-dollar marketing campaigns, and fostering product innovation and program development in higher education, workforce development, and financial inclusion. She has a longstanding commitment to financial literacy and financial inclusion and earned a certificate from the Harvard Kennedy School focused on advancing inclusive economic and financial systems. This work aligns with her broader leadership in education finance and public-private collaboration.

In addition to her professional roles, Juliana serves on the City of Alexandria, Virginia’s Commission on Employment, where she contributes to workforce development strategies and promotes inclusive economic growth at the local level.

Fluent in Portuguese, Spanish, and English, Juliana holds a Bachelor’s degree in Economics, an MBA, a Master’s in Education, and a Master’s in Science and Technology Policy. She has collaborated on research projects with the University of Georgia, Arizona State University, the Federal University of São Carlos (Brazil), and the State University of Campinas (Brazil).