Dr. Monica Araya is an independent adviser working with various initiatives in Europe, Latin America and the United States. She is special adviser to the High-Level Climate Action Champion for COP26 and Distinguished Fellow at ClimateWorks Foundation where she advises the Drive Electric campaign. She is a member of various steering committees: the 2050 Pathways Platform, the Global Partnership for Informal Transportation, Chilés Center on Climate Research & Resilience and Chilés Electric Mobility Advisory Board. She is also in the Steering Committee of Costa Rica's Association for Electric Mobility of which is a co-founder.

She works leaders in government, business, philanthropies to advocate and guide decarbonization strategies. This means creating and supporting coalitions of diverse stakeholders guided by a shared vision. Her experience includes working with early adopters of electric mobility as well as climate activists, utilities, car dealers, automakers, charging infrastructure providers, and lawmakers. Her experience includes working with early adopters of electric mobility as well as climate activists, utilities, car dealers, automakers, charging infrastructure providers, and lawmakers. She was named 'Crusader of the Year' for her role advancing electric mobility in Costa Rica. BMW and TED appointed her as mentor to "Next Visionaries," an initiative exploring the future of mobility. She writes in international media and gives talks on decarbonization leadership, such as her global TED talks from 2016 and 2020 that have been watched over 3 million times. She was selected to the first all-female expedition to Antarctica. Dr. Araya has B.A. and Master's degree in Economics from Costa Rica's National University and a Masters and Doctorate Degree in Environmental Management from Yale University.