Daniela is a second year MSFS student from Mexico City, Mexico. She is concentrating in Global Business Finance and Society (GBFS) and is specializing in social and impact finance. Daniela is passionate about international development and believes that business and capital investments are crucial to make lasting and sustainable change. Her coursework combines both international affairs and business, with classes ranging from international relations theory to corporate finance and accounting. Her studies are heavily focused on women’s empowerment, and she primarily focuses on the MENA region. After her first year at Georgetown, she travelled to Amman, Jordan where she interned with FINCA Impact Finance, a microfinance company focusing on achieving financial inclusion. At FINCA Daniela worked on several projects to improve FINCA’s business model and marketing operations. She hopes to move to the MENA region after graduation and begin her career as a management consultant. Daniela grew up in The Woodlands, Texas and graduated from the University of Texas at Austin where she studied International Relations, Anthropology, and minored in Arabic. She speaks four languages, is a talented artist, and an avid runner.

"I chose MSFS because it’s the vanguard for students pursuing higher education in international relations and foreign affairs. I knew that this was the best environment for me to continue my studies and obtain the skills necessary to create impactful change. MSFS cultivates a diverse and selective community of creative thinkers and world leaders and I wanted to be a part of it."