Administrative Council, Governors and Chief Officers

Ángela María, Currently Chief Officer for Cultural Affairs of Banco de la República (the Central Bank of Colombia), responsible for 29 cultural centers throughout the country including libraries and museums. She was Professor of Latin American Literature for 10 years at Brandeis University,…

Leonardo Villar is the current Governor of the Colombian central bank, Banco de la República, since January 2021. Previously, Villar was Executive Director at the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for Spain, Mexico, Colombia, Venezuela and four Central American countries--Guatemala, Costa Rica,…

Place of birth: Bogotá, Colombia

Profession: Systems Engineer

Lawyer

Luisa Fernanda is an economist with an undergraduate degree from the Universidad de los Andes and a master's degree in economic policy from Boston University (United States). She has worked in the public sector, particularly in the field of macroeconomics. Prior to her appointment as Financial…

Economist

Garzón, Huila, Colombia

Systems Engineer

He has been Chief Officer for Monetary Operations and International Investments since July 2022. This area is responsible for supporting the design and implementation of the monetary, foreign exchange, and credit policy of Banco de la República (the Central Bank of Colombia). He has a degree in…

Juan Sebastián is Chief Officer for Risk Management since April 2023 and is responsible for managing the Bank’s cross-cutting financial and non-financial risks. He joined the institution in 2002 and has since served as Head and Director of Markets Development at the Operations and Financial…