Natalia Gherardi is an academic and feminist lawyer, who graduated from the University of Buenos Aires. A Chevening Scholar, she holds an Master of Laws (LLM) from the London School of Economics and Political Science. Gherardi is a founding member and the executive director of Equipo Latinoamericano de Justicia y Género (ELA), a human rights organization based in Argentina with the purpose of promoting gender equality and the human rights of women through the use of law and public policies.