Frank Pearl
Frank Pearl is a Colombian politician who bartered and is currently serving as chief negotiator in peace talks with Marxist ELN rebels. The senior government official has held several ministerial positions in both the previous government of Alvaro Uribe and the present government of Juan Manuel Santos. In both administrations, he has played a key […]
Juan Pablo Rodriguez Barragan
General Rodriguez was born on February 8 1959 in La Mesa (Cundinamarca-Colombia). He is married to Elsa Patricia Calderón Carmona, a practicing lawyer, and they have two girls Natalia and Tatiana. In 1977, General Rodriguez enrolled in the Colombian Military School of Cadets and he has been serving Colombia ever since. He is Civil Engineer from the Military […]
Carlos Holmes Trujillo
Vallecaucano, bachiller del colegio de Pio XII de Cali y abogado de la Universidad del Cauca con especialización en derecho penal y criminología. Es también, máster en negocios internacionales de la Universidad de Sofia de Tokio, Japón. Su vida profesional la ha edificado entre lo público y lo privado, desde columnista y escritor hasta ministro […]
José Zapata
José Vicente Zapata Lugo is a partner in Holland & Knight’s Bogotá office with more than 20 years of experience in the natural resources sector. He focuses his practice on corporate and commercial matters with an emphasis on the environment, energy and natural resources. Mr. Zapata Lugo primarily represents government organizations as well as electric, […]
Hon. Antonio Navarro Wolff
Antonio Navarro Wolff is a Colombian senator and the former governor of Nariño. He has been a member of the Inter- American Dialogue since 2009. Originally a leader of the M-19 guerrilla movement, Navarro entered politics after the 1990 demobilization and peace accords. He served as minister of health of Colombia from 1990 to 1991 […]
María Victoria Llorente
María Victoria Llorente is the Executive Director of Fundación Ideas para la Paz and interim Coordinator for the organization’s Security and Defense Studies Area. She earned a political science degree from the Universidad de Los Andes and is a specialist in crime and violence issues, national and citizen security policies, and police reform. Before joining […]
Jack Leslie
Jack Leslie is Chairman of Weber Shandwick, one of the world’s leading global communications and engagement firms. A strategic communications executive, political consultant and international development activist, Jack brings a long track record of helping clients integrate global political, economic, cultural and communication trends to create innovative, forward-looking strategy and plans. Some of the companies […]
Juan Manuel Galán
Juan Manuel Galán is a Colombian politician, currently serving as Senator of Colombia since 2006. A member of the Liberal party, he is the son and political heir of the assassinated political activist, politician, and presidential candidate, Luis Carlos Galán Sarmiento.
Matthew Mainzer
Originally from Long Island, Matt joined the Marine Corps after high school where he served for five years. Upon returning to New York, he began studying at Pace University where he is currently in his last semester studying Economics and Political Science. Prior to becoming an intern at Concordia, Matt interned with the Middle East […]
Alexandros Triantafyllou
Alexander is a graduate of International and European studies from Panteion University of Social and Political Sciences as well as a Stavros Niarchos Foundation scholar at the American College of Greece studying Finance. Prior to his internship at Concordia, Alexander was a trainee at the EPP Group of the European Parliament in Brussels, Belgium. Through his role as […]
Gloria Maria Borrero
Abogada de la Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, especializada en derecho administrativo, con conocimiento de sistemas judiciales y amplia experiencia en el diseño y puesta en operación de procesos de gestión jurisdiccional y reforma procesal, en Colombia, Paraguay, Perú, el Salvador y República Dominicana. Hizo parte de los procesos de reforma del Estado de los Gobiernos de […]