Trustee at the Brazilian Center for International Relations (CEBRI). Cofounder and president of the Igarapé Institute, a think tank that produces research, technologies and proposals for public policies in the areas of public security, digital and climate.

Master of International Studies from Uppsala University in Sweden, Columbia University Fellow and Brazil Lab Affiliate Researcher at Princeton University. Author of three books, including the recently released "The Defense of Civic Space", by Objetiva Publishing House. Ilona is a columnist for Folha de São Paulo and an anchor for the Podcast You Can Change the World.