Giuliana is the Coordinator for Climate Research & Innovation at the International Rescue Committee, where she previously served as Climate R&I Portfolio Lead. Before joining the IRC, she worked as an environmental consultant, supporting climate and environmental mainstreaming across humanitarian and development programs for organizations including UNHCR, UNDP, Sida, the GCF, and the ICRC, alongside experience in corporate sustainability.

She also brings hands-on experience working with refugee youth and supporting community integration—from leading academic and social-emotional programming within the IRC’s New York resettlement services to facilitating art-based psychosocial support workshops for children at the Moria camp in Lesvos.

Giuliana is a published researcher with a Master’s in Human Rights and Humanitarian Action from Sciences Po Paris and a Bachelor’s in International Relations and Sociology from Johns Hopkins University. She speaks Portuguese, Spanish, French, and English, and is currently learning Arabic. She is based in New York City.