1994, degree in Economics, Harvard University; 2003, MSc in Philosophy and History of Science, London School of Economics and Political Science. Formerly: Investment Banker, Estrategias Corporativas, Bogotá, and Salomon Brothers, New York City; Economic Editor, Semana, a Colombian magazine; Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Poder magazine, a regional business publication and Laciudad.com, an Internet portal in Colombia; with Inter-American Development Bank, including Advisor to President; Counsellor, Embassy of Colombia, Washington DC. Since May 2009, with DNP, Colombia's National Planning Department, oversees strategic, long-term planning functions of government and its annual investment budget of US$ 12 billion; also Member of the Cabinet.