Mariana Wongtschowski

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Mariana Wongtschowski, originally from Brazil and now based in the Netherlands, is an agronomist with an MSc in Sustainable Development from Wageningen University. Her career spans policy, research, and philanthropy, including early roles at the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs (DGIS) and the ETC Foundation, where she managed programmes on agriculture, natural resources, and biodiversity across Africa, Asia, and Latin America. At the Royal Tropical Institute (KIT), she led work on agricultural innovation systems, rural development and multi‑stakeholder platforms.

Mariana joined Porticus in 2016 and, since 2025, serves as Director of Programmes, leading the organisation’s programmatic work, overseeing a team of more than 60 grant makers advancing initiatives in education, energy, forests, agriculture, faith, criminal justice and migration.

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