I am a Bolivian researcher and Fulbright Scholar pursuing a PhD in Environment and Sustainability at the University of Michigan’s School for Environment and Sustainability. My research examines the political economy of natural resource governance, focusing on how political, fiscal, and contractual arrangements in the critical minerals sector shape state capacity and development trajectories. My current work analyzes the institutional design and developmental outcomes of lithium governance in Argentina, Bolivia, and Chile. Broadly, I am interested in the intersection of political economy, environmental policy, and development, with particular attention to the energy transition and extractive governance in Latin America. I hold a Master of Public Policy from Duke University’s Sanford School of Public Policy, where I studied the comparative political economy of lithium extraction in Bolivia and Chile. I have collaborated with organizations such as Earthjustice, Mariaca Internacional, and CEERI, and my work seeks to inform more transparent, effective, and development-oriented approaches to resource governance.