Marta Prado is Executive Director for International Trade and Development for Humane Society International (HSI). She oversees the development and implementation of international trade and economic policy for HSI in many international arenas, including the World Trade Organization (WTO), the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, and the U.S.—Central America—Dominican Republic Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA-DR). 

Prado serves as HSI’s liaison for the Trade and Environment Policy Advisory Committee, which advises the United States Trade Representative and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on international trade and environment issues. She also oversees HSI’s office in Latin America, and formulates and coordinates HSI’s capacity building program in Central America, the Dominican Republic and Peru, which focuses on development projects relating to conservation and habitat protection, sustainable tourism, animal welfare, and sustainable agriculture. 

Before joining HSI, Prado practiced law in Washington, DC at Stewart and Stewart (1999-2004) where she specialized in International Trade Law, the WTO, North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), and CAFTA-DR. During her years working in private practice, Prado co-authored several articles on the WTO dispute settlement system as well as the Handbook of WTO/GATT Dispute Settlement. 
 
Prado graduated from Georgetown University Law Center in 1999. She received a Bachelor’s Degree in History from Georgetown University in 1995.