Carmen is a Venezuelan feminist and former diplomat. She was the executive director of the Simón Bolívar Institute (2020–2025) and served as the external consultant for the Food and Agriculture Organisation (2016–2018), deputy chief of mission at the Venezuelan Embassy in Brazil (2010–2015), and consul general in Manaus and Recife (2010–2015). She holds a master’s degree in ecology for human development from the Simón Rodríguez National Experimental University and a bachelor’s in political science from the Central University of Venezuela. She is currently pursuing a doctorate in Our American Studies at the Rómulo Gallegos Centre for Latin American Studies. Her research interests include democracy and political systems, social movements, and the history of the African diaspora.