Ivette Montero

Founder and General Director of Centro Mexicano Pro Bono

Ivette Montero is a lawyer from La Salle University and has a master of laws from Universidad Iberoamericana. She has completed various studies abroad, including the Certification in Negotiation for Lawyers from Harvard Law School, the diploma in Democracy, Vulnerability and Access to Justice at the National University of San Luis in Argentina, as well as studies in Sociology at the University of Texas at Austin. Ivette is recently an applicant for the private mediation certification at the Alternative Justice Center of the Superior Tribunal of Justice of Mexico City. She is founder and board member of Centro Mexicano Pro Bono, A.C., where she strategically participates in high impact social projects. She actively collaborates in the Institute for Research on Human Rights and Gender Studies. She is also a member of the Global Alliance of Impact Lawyers, co-editor of the Mexico Pro Bono Standards, member of the technical committee of the Pro Bono Network for the Americas and co-founder of the Mexican Network against Women and Girls’ violence. Before dedicating her professional life to social, gender and collaborative fields, Ivette worked as in-house lawyer. She was General Counsel of Sports World and regional legal counsel for North Latin America at Becton Dickinson. She received the Latin Lawyer pro bono award in 2018, and in 2022, thanks to her leadership and direction, the Centro Mexicano Pro Bono was recognized as a beneficiary of the Latin Lawyer Ceremony Awards in Sao Paulo, Brazil.