www.negociosnow.com
6 March 2022
Age: 39
Title: Global Head of Research
Operations, External Partners
Name of Organization: Euromo-
nitor International
Marta Barriga holds several
advanced degrees and is global
head of research operations
for the market research firm
Euromonitor International.
She is responsible for recrui-
ting, managing and developing
the extended workforce of the
company. She has been leading
an international team, with
people from seven different na-
tionalities in multiple countries
and time zones, overseeing and
managing over 1,200 contrac-
tors and over 1,500 industry
experts worldwide.
Barriga is a mother of three
who holds a bachelor's de-
gree in economics, master's
degrees in international ma-
nagement and international
relations, and is a doctorate
candidate in business admi-
nistration. She loves learning
about new topics and is pas-
sionate about diversity, equity
and inclusion.
Born in Spain but raised in
Chile and the United States,
she moved to Chicago with
her family at age 35 to pursue
a longtime dream of giving her
children an international expe-
rience where they could learn
about other cultures, races and
languages.
As a world citizen, she has
tried to advocate for multilin-
gual and multicultural families
through her kids' school dis-
trict, bringing awareness and
giving a voice to those who are
navigating the system without
always being seen. She is also
advocating for and supporting
bilingual teachers and Spanish
immersion programs as these
open children's worlds and give
them valuable tools for their
future.
Marta Barriga
WORDS OF WISDOM:
"I
t is time for parents to teach
young people early on, that in
diversity there is beauty and there is
strength"
Maya Angelou
Culture
advocate
