Santiago Barrail is a Policy Officer at the European Partnership for Democracy (EPD), where he is responsible for the overall coordination of the Youth Democracy Cohort and leading advocacy efforts for greater youth political participation around the world. Prior to joining EPD, Santiago worked at the Carter Center, the European External Action Service, the United Nations Development Program and the private sector. He holds a Masters’ in International Relations from the University of Amsterdam. He is from Paraguay but is now based in Belgium.