Karina Fernandez-Stark was a Senior Research Analyst at the Duke GVC Center from 2008 until early 2019. She has led several research projects related to economic development and competitiveness in Latin America and other regions of the world. She has consulted for the African Development Bank, Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean, Inter-American Development Bank, OECD, UNCTAD and the World Bank, amongst others. She has published several research reports and articles on industrial upgrading and social and economic development focusing largely on the offshore service and agriculture-related industries.