Soledad Ruiz Peñuela
Project Manager
Soledad’s background has always been closely linked with natural sciences. She has experience in a range of topics, including biodiversity conservation (Agency of the Environment and Water of Andalucía, Spain), academic research (University of Granada, Spain), and consultancy work on sustainability and environmental policy across universities, agri-commodity companies and start-ups.
At Proforest, Soledad works on collaboration and policy. She works on various collaboration spaces across multiple commodities (palm, soy, sugar). Her work in collaboration includes work on landscapes, reporting, and multistakeholder projects and grants, where policy and traceability are central.
Soledad holds a BSc in Biology (Universidad Autónoma de Madrid) and two MScs in “Conservation, Management, and Restoration of Biodiversity” (Universidad de Granada) and “Sustainable Science, Policy and Society” (Maastricht University). She speaks English, Spanish and French.
