Armand Arton
Mr. Arton is a visionary entrepreneur, philanthropist and a Global Citizen. He has an extensive background serving the specialized needs of high net worth investors around the world and is a trusted advisor to governments around the world in attracting foreign direct investments through investor residency and citizenship programs. His career began in the wealth […]
H.E. Luis Almagro
Luis Almagro is a Uruguayan lawyer, diplomat, and politician who served as the 10th Secretary General of the Organization of American States (OAS) from 2015 to 2025. Since June 2025, he has been the Director of the Observatory for Democracy of the CASLA Institute. Almagro served as Uruguay’s Ambassador to the People’s Republic of China […]
Teryn Wolfe
Teryn Wolfe is the Founder and Executive Director of Measurement Matters, a social, environmental and financial value management organization based out of Bogotá, Colombia. She supports Concordia with strategic work around Innovative Finance in Bogotá, is an associate professor at EAFIT University and an associated professor at the Kellogg´s School of Management Sustainable Finance and […]
H.E. Guillermo Lasso Mendoza
Born in Guayaquil, Ecuador 58 years ago, Guillermo Lasso is married to Maria de Lourdes Alcivar, and has five children and two grandchildren. Lasso has had a more than 40 year career in the financial and business sector, where he has held important positions in various institutions such as Procrédito, Finansur and Guayaquil Bank. In […]
Hon. Mark Green
Ambassador Mark Green (ret.) served as the President and CEO of the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, a Congressionally chartered, scholarship driven foreign policy institution until April 1, 2025. He has served as the Administrator of the US Agency for International Development where he used America’s development and humanitarian tools to help countries on […]
Iván Duque Márquez
Nació en Bogotá el 1º de agosto de 1976. Es abogado de la Universidad Sergio Arboleda, con estudios mayores en filosofía y humanidades. Experto en temas económicos, con estudios ejecutivos en Harvard, y con maestrías de Georgetown, en Gerencia de Políticas Públicas, y de American University, en Derecho Económico. Se ha desempeñado como columnista y […]
H.E. Iván Duque Márquez
Iván Duque was the youngest elected President in Colombia’s history at the age of 41 in 2018. He is currently a Distinguished Fellow at the Woodrow Wilson Center, a Transformational Distinguished Fellow at Oxford University, a Distinguished Fellow at WRI, a Leadership Fellow at FIU, a Distinguished Fellow at the Bezos Earth Fund, and an Ambassador for the World Coalition for Nature. […]
H.E. Laura Chinchilla
First female President of Costa Rica (2010-2014). She also served as vice president (2006-2008), congresswoman (2002-2006), and Minister of Security and Justice (1994-1998). During her presidency, she promoted the economic recovery of Costa Rica after the world recession of the years 2007-2009; among other policies, through a strong drive to attract investment and open trade […]
Hanne LeCount
Hanne LeCount is the Executive Director of Concordia, driving impact and strategic growth for the organization and Concordia Community alike. As Executive Director, Hanne oversees daily operations of the organization, providing executive direction for program strategies and working closely with the CEO to align the vision and the direction of the organization. Hanne joined Concordia […]
Dr. Eduardo J. Padrón, Ph.D.
An American by choice, Dr. Eduardo Padrón arrived in the United States as a teenage refugee in 1961. From 1995 until 2019, he has served as President of Miami Dade College (MDC), the largest degree granting institution of higher education in America. He is credited with elevating MDC into a position of national prominence among […]
H.E. Luis Alberto Lacalle
Former President, Legislator and Senator, Luis Alberto Lacalle Herrara was born in Montevideo on July 13, 1941. As a licensed lawyer, member of Congress, Senator, and Former President of the Republic of Uruguay, (1990-1995) President Lacalle has been recognized for his achievements by the governments of Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, Ecuador, Chile, and Spain. He has […]