Miriam Kornblith

Miriam Kornblith

Her "study of the contemporary Venezuelan political system spans constitutional reform, political institutions and electoral processes. From 1998 to 1999, Kornblith was vice president and member of the board of directors of the National Electoral Council (CNE) of Venezuela. While at CNE, she helped oversee five elections, including the one that elected President Hugo Chávez. She has since returned to the CNE as a stand-in associate.

"Kornblith is a visiting researcher at the Instituto de Estudios Superiores de Administración (IESA) as well as professor in sociology and researcher at the Institute of Political Studies at the Central University of Venezuela. Among other publications, Kornblith authored Venezuela en Los Noventa: Las Crisis de la Democracia [Venezuela in the ‘90s: The Crises of Democracy]. She is a PhD candidate in political science at the Central University of Venezuela."

• Director for Latin America and the Caribbean, National Endowment for Democracy