Jaqueline Taquiri
Senior Policy Advisor, Tax and Extractives
Jaqueline is a Senior Policy Advisor, Tax and Extractives, supporting the Global Mining Tax Initiative (GMTI), delivered through the Intergovernmental Forum on Mining, Minerals, Metals and Sustainable Development (IGF).
Her work involves providing analysis and advising to resource-rich governments on laws, policies, and concession agreements relating to mining taxation, as well as designing and carrying out in-depth research and analytical work on mining tax issues. She manages GMTI activities with Latin American countries.
Jaqueline previously worked in the private sector as an associate at a leading tax law firm in Peru. She also worked in the Business Tax Advisory Team in Ernst & Young Peru. She also contributed with the EITI International Secretariat for over three years.
Jaqueline earned a Master of Laws (LL.M.) in Mineral Law and Policy at the Centre for Energy, Petroleum and Mineral Law and Policy (CEPMLP) at the University of Dundee, after Rio Tinto Plc awarded her a scholarship. She also holds a specialization in tax law from the Pontifical Catholic University of Peru.
Her professional interests are related to international taxation law and the extractive industries, as well as global transparency and accountability initiatives in the extractives sector. Jaqueline speaks English and Spanish and is based in Scotland, United Kingdom.