She is also an Honorary Research Fellow at the School of Geography, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, University of Melbourne and prior to coming to Australia, completed her PhD at the University of Westminster in the UK and her MA at the University of Applied Sciences in Berlin, Germany. Ana has conducted extensive research on natural resources governance, particularly associated to the lithium mining industry associated to the energy transition and has over 15 years of experience working with civil society organisations globally, but particularly in Latin America, Europe and the Asia- Pacific Region.  She believes that strengthening natural resources governance is crucial to ensuring sustainable, accountable and equitable practices in the mining industry and is passionate about TIA’s work in facilitating anti-corruption initiatives for the sector.