Aracely is a Research and Policy Associate at IPA Peru. She currently supports the implementation of the Evidence Lab at the Ministry of Women and Vulnerable Populations (MIMP), where she provides technical assistance to integrate evidence into public policy.

She has contributed to research and policy projects across Latin America in the field of international development, with a focus on financial inclusion, education, digital payment systems, and youth skills and employability. She supported a policy-oriented research project on consumer credit conditions in collaboration with the Central Bank of Mexico, as well as the design of an intervention to increase small firms’ adoption of the Pix digital payment platform in Brazil. In the education sector, she worked on studies assessing the impact of COVID-19 on students in Mexico, the use of tablet-based learning platforms in Honduras, and the effect of IT training programs on the employability of vulnerable youth in Panama. Many of these projects were carried out in collaboration with the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) and regional NGOs. Aracely holds a Bachelor's degree in Economics from Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos.