Paula Escobar


Paula Escobar Chavarría is a Chilean magazine editor, columnist, journalist, professor and writer. She is a recipient of the Lenka Franulic Award.

Education

Escobar studied at the Pontifical Catholic University of Chile, where she is now a professor.

Career

Since 2001, Escobar is magazines editor for El Mercurio, "Chile's most important newspaper where she oversees six weekly publications".
In 2006, she was chosen as one of the 100 women leaders from Chile and named Young Global Leader by the World Economic Forum.
Escobar writes for the Washington Post and the Huffington Post. In 2015, she was listed as one of BBC's 100 Women.

Publications