Ana Sáenz de Tejada is a Master in Public Policy (MPP) candidate at the Yale Jackson School of Global Affairs. Her focus is on program evaluation and the design of evidence-based social interventions in developing countries. She is also interested in the ethical and political implications AI poses to public policy.

Prior to Yale, Ana worked on humanitarian programs with UN Women and UNHCR in Guatemala. At UNHCR, she led the organization’s monitoring and evaluation efforts for the national strategy, which reached over 150,000 individuals annually through interventions in protection, empowerment, and economic inclusion targeting both displaced populations and host communities. Her role included close collaboration with partners, donors, and technical teams across the UN system.

Earlier, as a student representative, she led a project to collect data on sexual harassment at her university to advocate for institutional change and contribute to creating a safer academic environment for women. This research was later published by UN Women and presented at the Fifth Safe Cities and Safe Public Spaces Global Leaders’ Forum.

Born and raised in Guatemala, Ana graduated magna cum laude with a degree in political science from the country’s only public university, Universidad de San Carlos de Guatemala. She aspires to design and promote effective, evidence-based social policies in Latin America through work with international organizations.