Dr. Soledad Quiroz Valenzuela is Deputy director of knowledge management at Universidad Central de Chile, holds a PhD in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology from Michigan State University (USA) and a Masters in Public Policy and Management from Carnegie Mellon University (USA). In 2021, she was elected Vice-President for Policy of INGSA, while also becoming a Commissioner of the Global Commission of Evidence to Address Societal Challenges. She is also a member of the Expert Committee of the Latin America and the Caribbean Evidence Hub  (Hub LAC) and the Technical Advisory Panel (TAP) of the Partnership Pillar Synthesis SDG Synthesis Coalition. She has been a lecturer, researcher and consultant, specializing in science policy, science advice, and science diplomacy.