Co-Founder of Nudo Crítico. Evaluation, strategy, and policy analysis at the intersection of human rights, gender equality, and sustainable development — across Latin America, the Caribbean, and Europe.
Flavio Carrera Verdesoto is a Co-Founder and Director at Nudo Crítico, specialising in evaluation, strategy, policy analysis, and research in the areas of human rights, freedom of expression, gender, and sustainable development.
He holds an MSc in Anthropology and Development from the London School of Economics and Political Science, as well as advanced diplomas in communication, governance, and political campaigns.
Flavio has more than ten years of international experience designing and implementing evaluations for multilateral organisations, governments, and civil society actors across Latin America, the Caribbean, and Europe. He is proficient in a variety of research methods, including stakeholder interviews, surveys, focus groups, case studies, desk research, social cartography, and literature reviews.
He has held senior consultancy roles with UN Women, UNDP, Caribbean Development Bank, and the World Bank, and has been recognised with multiple awards including the UNESCO-SENESCYT Gender Equality Award (2017).
Mexico City, Mexico
Ecuadorean
Designing and implementing mixed-methods evaluation frameworks for multilateral organisations, governments, and civil society.
Gender-responsive and feminist evaluation, LGBTIQ+ inclusion, GBV prevention, and intersectional human rights analysis.
Qualitative and quantitative research, policy reviews, theory of change, and evidence synthesis for decision-making.
Project management and technical assistance for sustainable development programmes across 20+ countries.
Paralegal support on asylum cases with focus on SOGIESC, GBV, and intersectional human rights violations.
STI ecosystem analysis, business development, stakeholder mapping, and resource mobilisation for multilateral clients.
External evaluation of climate actions across 8 countries in Latin America, covering forests, biodiversity, and resilient food production. Led DEI integration across methodology, ToC design, and data collection.
Finalization and validation of Belize's Science, Technology & Innovation Strategy. Designed the M&E framework and conducted national institutional assessment and benchmarking.
Independent evaluation of CDB's PBL operations across 12 Caribbean countries, using Contribution Analysis, QCA, and portfolio benchmarking to assess relevance, effectiveness, and sustainability.
Regional mapping of artificial intelligence and innovation initiatives across 14 countries, identifying gaps, actors, regulatory frameworks, and gender-AI intersections for the AI4D mandate.
Designed the M&E framework for a Japan-funded programme addressing women's leadership and protection in the Central American displacement and human mobility crisis across 4 countries.
In-depth institutional review of two chambers of commerce in Colombia and Ecuador using CIPE's BACA framework, including stakeholder interviews, focus groups, and co-created strengthening roadmaps.
Available for evaluation consultancies, policy research, gender and diversity advisory, and M&E framework design. Currently based in Mexico City, working internationally.
Engagements with multilateral organisations, governments, civil society, and private sector clients welcome.
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