Jaqueline Taquiri

Jaqueline is a policy advisor II in tax law and the extractive industries supporting the Intergovernmental Forum on Mining, Minerals, and Sustainable Development's (IGF) program to address tax base erosion and profit shifting (BEPS) in mining.

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 the BEPS in Mining Program activities with Latin American member 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.