Martina serves as Senior Manager, Urban Heat Programmes at C40 Cities, where she manages and coordinates a range of projects across different geographies focused on advancing active and passive cooling solutions at the building and neighbourhood level. Her work supports cities in tackling urban heat and improving public health outcomes.
Previously, Martina was the Regional Engagement Manager for LATAM at the C40 Cities Finance Facility (CFF) and served as City Adviser for Buenos Aires under the C40 Climate Action Planning Programme, where she successfully delivered a Paris Agreement-compatible Climate Action Plan for the city. Prior to joining C40, Martina was Deputy Chief Resilience Officer at the Buenos Aires City Government, where she coordinated and managed the development of the first Resilience Strategy for the city. She also worked at the national level as Coordinator for International Organisations at the Secretariat of Civil Protection, Emergencies, and Catastrophes of the Argentinian National Government, where she was responsible for managing internationally funded disaster risk reduction projects in affected regions of Argentina.
She holds a degree in International Studies from Universidad Torcuato Di Tella (Buenos Aires) and an MSc in International Development and Humanitarian Emergencies from the London School of Economics and Political Science, where she studied as a Chevening Scholar, awarded by the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office.