Sofia Soto Reyes

Sofia Soto Reyes is a Senior Associate at the Consensus Building Institute (CBI). She is a dedicated environmental policy professional and experienced facilitator focusing her work on supporting conflict resolution and capacity-building efforts across a range of areas of expertise including organizational development, climate adaptation, natural resource management, sustainable development, and environmental peacebuilding. Her work aims to foster inclusive collaboration, interdisciplinary policy design, and equitable climate action. Sofia is a trained mediator, in accordance with Massachusetts General Law Chapter 233 § 23C.

Prior to CBI, Sofia was a Trainer, Coach, and Senior Facilitator at Habitus Incorporated. Her work focused on strengthening communication, organizational efficacy, conflict management, collaborative negotiation, and meeting design and facilitation skills through capacity building programs. While at Habitus, she designed and delivered customized, theory-based training and coaching to help individuals and teams navigate complex interpersonal interactions, improve decision-making processes, and enhance their ability to work together across varied or competing priorities. This work emphasized both foundational theory and frameworks, as well as practical application to support individuals and organizations in managing their collaboration challenges more effectively.

Sofia’s career spans both domestic and international contexts, including projects that address climate resilience, renewable energy development, and environmental governance. Early in her career, she worked with the World Resources Institute’s Global Forest Watch program and the Environmental Law Institute’s Environmental Peacebuilding Program, conducting research on natural resource governance and post-conflict land management.

Education

Sofia holds a Master’s in Public Administration in Environmental Policy from the Maxwell School of Citizenship & Public Affairs, and a Master’s in Public Policy in Management & Organizations from The Hertie School. She also holds a B.A. in Environmental Policy from Barnard College of Columbia University. Sofia speaks Spanish and has spent time studying in Jordan, Vietnam, Morocco, Bolivia, and Germany.