Varina Winder is the co-founder of the Arch Collaborative, a strategic initiative focused on bridging global and domestic gaps to protect women’s rights and advance gender equality. She also consults for various nonprofit organizations. Previously, Varina was the Senior Advisor and Chief of Staff in the Secretary’s Office of Global Women’s Issues (S/GWI) at the Department of State, overseeing strategy, partnerships, public affairs, operations, and three policy teams.
Her career includes leading global partnerships and strategic engagement for Family Planning 2020, and earlier roles in government and the nonprofit sector. Varina holds a Master’s degree in Public Policy from the Harvard Kennedy School of Government and Bachelor’s degrees from Georgetown University. She speaks Spanish and lives with her family in Washington, DC.
