Laura Puertas Meyer

Laura Puertas Meyer "is an economist and journalist and for the past twenty years has dedicated herself to human rights issues and the fight against corruption. Since 2002 she has worked for PROETICA, Transparency International's chapter in Peru, as the Executive Director. She is now currently working at channel 4 in Peru as the news director.

"Ms Puertas Meyer has also worked as a stringer for The New York Times and El Pais since 1992 and has worked for various Peruvian media in magazines, journals, radio and television programs. In 1993, she founded with other Peruvian journalists the IPYS (Instituto Prensa y Sociedad), to promote investigative journalism in the Andean Region.

"Laura Puertas Meyer was elected as a Member of the Board of Directors of TI at the Annual Membership Meeting in Berlin, 12- 13 November 2005." [1]