Vicente works at the intersection of research and advocacy with over a decade of experience advancing tax justice, reducing inequality, and promoting democratic governance. Previously, he led the Economic Justice Programme at the Global Initiative for Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (GI-ESCR), where he helped shape international advocacy strategies and positioned the organisation in key negotiations on global tax reform, fiscal governance, and climate finance.
He has engaged across multilateral forums, including the UN, COP, IMF, G20, to influence fiscal policy agendas, develop policy proposals, and build broad civil society coordination around wealth taxation, global tax governance, and climate financing. His work has focused in particular on connecting Global South leadership to international debates, helping to bring together governments, parliamentarians, and civil society actors to develop joint positions and strengthen regional influence in global tax negotiations. In parallel, he has led efforts to broaden public engagement on tax justice by creating regional campaigns on taxes.
Before joining GI-ESCR, Vicente worked at TECHO, one of Latin America’s leading NGOs addressing poverty and inequality, coordinating with several stakeholders to advance structural reforms on housing rights and urban governance.
Vicente holds an LLM in International Law and Human Rights from the University of Essex and is completing an MSc in Inequalities at the London School of Economics as an Atlantic Fellow at the International Inequalities Institute. His academic research focuses on the political dynamics of tax reform, with a particular interest in how fiscal policy can be used to rebalance power and strengthen democratic institutions in settings characterised by high inequality.
His recent publications include contributions to Human Rights and Economic Inequalities (Cambridge, 2020) and Social Rights and the Constitutional Moment (Hart, 2022).
What drives me is the urgency of this political moment. Rising inequality, democratic backsliding, and the spread of populism aren’t isolated trends—they are symptoms of systems that no longer deliver for most people. I’m inspired by the chance to collectively reimagine new alternatives. Securing democracy today means more than defending institutions—it means rethinking how power and resources are distributed in society. This moment calls for sharper ideas, stronger alliances, and the courage to rewrite the rules, not just patch them.Vicente Silva Didier