Guerrero New Operations Director
Martin Tisné ·
Diana Guerrero recently joined the AI Collaborative as our founding Operations Director. I am very grateful to have someone of Diana’s talent and professionalism lead our operations, as well as our internal procedures and practices.
Diana is a great addition to our team. She has more than 13 years of experience working with civil society, including working on fundraising teams in local organizations in the Global South. Diana has an incredible knack for systems thinking and problem-solving, and she excels at helping teams execute to their fullest potential with efficiency, creativity, and joy. Her experience, skills, and perspectives will be invaluable, and Diana will bring a deep understanding of global issues and innovative approaches to social impact to the role.
Before joining us, Diana was the Associate Director of Program Operations at EMpower, a global philanthropic organization created to empower young people through learning, economic well-being, and safe, healthy lives. While there she made significant contributions by creating, refining, and implementing several end-to-end operational processes and systems and optimising team processes, structures, and practices. She also fostered an inclusive culture through recruiting, mentoring, and external partnerships focused on learning.
Prior to her time at EMpower, Diana spent nine years at the Open Society Foundations in London and Barcelona where she held the roles of Senior Programme Operations Officer for the Economic Justice Programme and Programme Operations Specialist for the Open Society Initiative for Europe. In these roles, Diana worked broadly across teams and functions ranging from senior leadership to finance, and programmes to legal. She created processes and guidelines, supported budget planning and monitoring, and led trainings on employee processes and grantmaking best practices.
Her breadth and depth of experience will be invaluable to the Collaborative. Welcome Diana!