Pilar Reina

Biography

A former cadet officer in the Colombian Air Force, Pilar holds Masters degrees in Public Management and in Political Sciences, both from the University of Geneva. Her academic and investigative work has focused on armed-conflict analysis and on the dynamics of illicit arms proliferation and stockpile management, for which she has co-authored and contributed to several publications. She piloted and subsequently developed the Small Arms Survey’s Unplanned Explosions at Munitions Sites (UEMS) Database, and has briefed policymakers at inter-governmental forums, such as the United Nations and NATO.