Erika Vargas

Erika Vargas de González is Executive Director of the Panamanian Autonomous Cooperative Institute (IPACOOP), where she leads the institution’s efforts to strengthen the cooperative sector and promote its sustainable development and innovation.

She has a background in administration and management and is a graduate of Universidad Santa María la Antigua. She also holds two postgraduate degrees in Business Administration from the Latin American University of Science and Technology (ULACIT), with specialisations in Human Resources and in Marketing and Advertising. She is also certified at consultant level through the IIAFA Anti-Fraud Forensic Audit Programme