Beatrice Edwards is Executive Director of the International Program of GAP, oversees the organization's advocacy for whistleblowers in the Congress, in the media and in courts. She has a 30 year experience on labor issues, anti-corruption measures and public service reforms. Before joining GAP, Edwards managed the International Project for Public Service of  International Financial Institutions (IFI), a global federation of public services unions, where she monitored the IFI funds for Latin America and Caribbean join international labor standards and anti-corruption measures. She was also senior specialist for Economic and Social Issues in OAS and managed the Multinational Project of Education for Work of OAS in Latin America and Caribbean.
Edwards was also a contributor for Texas Observer, and has master's in Latin American Studies for the Texas University and PhD in Sociology for American University, where she teaches sometimes. Speaks Spanish and Portuguese.