Paulina Yazigi is an economist from the Pontifical Catholic University of Chile, with a master's degree in Applied Macroeconomics from the same university and a master's degree in Mathematics in Finance from New York University. Between 2021 and 2022 she led the Financial Markets Division at the Central Bank of Chile, participated as an advisor to the Ministry of Finance in the Financial Committee of the Sovereign Funds between 2018 and 2021 and was part of the Tax Commission convened in 2020. During her professional career she has also worked as a macroeconomic analyst and portfolio manager at BBVA and Compass Group in Chile and New York, she has been Investment Manager and Research and Economics Manager at Credicorp Capital. In addition, she has developed teaching activities at the Pontificia Universidad Católica and at the Adolfo Ibáñez University, and has been a columnist in different media dedicated to economic information.

Paulina Yazigi was recognized among the 100 Women Leaders in 2018 and 2023, which confirms that one of her commitments and work throughout her different roles has been gender equality and co-responsibility. She is also a WoomUp mentor.

As president of the Chilean AFP Association, Paulina has promoted a public agenda to improve present and future pensions in a sustainable manner, through the Roadmap 555, which the institution launched in 2023. She has also placed special emphasis on the need to confront labor informality, which in Chile affects 2.5 million workers who do not contribute to their social security. In turn, Paulina has promoted new social security education programs for students and workers, and she has active public participation through her social networks, where she explains “in simple” the complex issues of social security.