Brenda Quiroz Maday is a Country Manager for Latin America and the Caribbean at the U.S. Trade and Development Agency (USTDA). In this capacity, she is responsible for business development, project preparation and evaluation, and the supervision of USTDA’s portfolios in Brazil and the Southern Cone, with a focus on advancing high-priority infrastructure projects that strengthen economic growth and expand U.S. commercial partnerships in the region.

Brenda brings more than 20 years of experience in economic development, program design, and capacity building sponsored by domestic and international organizations including the United Nations, the German Agency for International Cooperation, the United Kingdom’s Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, the World Bank’s International Finance Corporation, and Northeastern University’s Center for Research and Innovation. Her regional experience spans Latin America, the Caribbean, and Africa, and her sectoral expertise includes energy and environment, healthcare, digital transformation, advanced innovation, and entrepreneurship.

Brenda holds a B.Sc. in chemical industrial engineering from the Instituto Politécnico Nacional in Mexico City and a Master of Business Administration from Georgetown University. She is currently a doctoral candidate in education at Northeastern University.