Ana Gabriela Factor

Gabriela is a Chief Adviser at the Danish Institute for Human Rights based in Copenhagen, Denmark. She is an Environmental, Social and Human Rights Impact specialist who has over 20 years of working experience in international environmental, energy and extractive projects worldwide. She is IAIA past president and is an experienced trainer and facilitator that have provided trainings for IAIA since 2013, and has developed numerous tailored training courses for, among others, Indigenous Peoples organizations, World Bank, EIB, IADB, IFC, DANIDA, FINIDA, SIDA and UNDP, University of Strathclyde and Groningen. Gabriela has co-developed the Masterclass in Human Rights in Impact Assessment course, participated in webinars for IAIA in Spanish and English, and co-authored the Fast Tips Human Rights in Impact Assessment.
After working as a consultant leading and carrying out human rights, social and environmental impact assessments, due diligence and management plans, her current work focus on capacity development, advisory and research for responsible business conduct and policy development, promotion of multistakeholder initiatives and strengthening the role of states for a just energy transition with respect of human rights. Gabriela has a Masters in Environmental Engineering from the Technical University of Denmark and holds qualifications on human rights, gender, resettlement and health impact assessment.