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Ana Aguilar is a lawyer graduated from the Escuela Libre de Derecho of Mexico and holds a Master\u2019s degree in Human Rights from Central European University (Budapest). She has a specialization in constitutional law and the protection of human rights from the University of Pisa (Italy) and is a PhD candidate in Social and Political Sciences at Universidad Iberoamericana. She also holds certification in criminal procedural reform and the adversarial system, as well as training in gender perspective, criminal analysis, and anti\u2013money laundering prevention.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

She has extensive experience in the implementation and consolidation of the adversarial criminal justice system in Mexico and other Latin American countries, including research on effective criminal defense, juvenile criminal justice, and international cooperation projects aimed at institutional strengthening.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

CEJA also expresses its appreciation to Nataly Ponce, who served as Executive Director during the 2022\u20132025 period, highlighting her commitment to the institution and the achievements attained in strengthening and enhancing the Center\u2019s regional positioning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

With the appointment of Ana Aguilar, CEJA continues the leadership of women at the helm of the institution, following the term of Nataly Ponce.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

CEJA reaffirms its commitment to the improvement of justice systems in the Americas, regional cooperation, and the promotion of the rule of law.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

CEJA welcomes Ana Aguilar as its new Executive Director for the 2026\u20132029 term and wishes her every success in this new stage of institutional leadership and management.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":19724,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[37,40],"tags":[309,92,276],"class_list":["post-19650","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-institutional","category-main","tag-ana-aguilar","tag-ceja","tag-executive-director"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nCEJA\u00a0Welcomes\u00a0Its\u00a0New Executive\u00a0Director\u00a0 - Cejamericas<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Ana Aguilar New Executive Director CEJA\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/cejamericas.org\/en\/2026\/01\/07\/ceja-welcomes-its-new-executive-director\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"CEJA\u00a0Welcomes\u00a0Its\u00a0New Executive\u00a0Director\u00a0 - 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