Education

• HARVARD KENNEDY SCHOOL
  Master in Public Administration in International Development (MPA/ID)
  Cambridge, MA
  2008-2010
• UNIVERSIDAD DE LOS ANDES
  Master in Economics
  Bogotá, Colombia
  2005-2006
• Economist
  2000-2005

Experience

• Member of the Board of Directors of Banco de la República: February 2021 to date
• DEPARTMENT FOR SOCIAL PROSPERITY
  General Office for Overcoming Poverty
  Bogotá, Colombia
  General Deputy Director, 2018-2020
• INTER-AMERICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK
  Office for Strategic Planning and Development Effectiveness
  Bogotá, Colombia
  Evaluation Economics Specialist, 2015-2018
  Senior Evaluation Associate, Washington, D.C., 2011-2015
  Consultant, Washington, D.C., 2010-2011
• INNOVATIONS FOR POVERTY ACTION (IPA)
  Kampala, Uganda
  Intern, 2009
• WORLD BANK
  Education Sector, Latin America and the Caribbean
  Washington, D.C.
  Consultant, 2008
• INTER-AMERICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK
  Regional Department II and Education Division
  Washington, D.C.
  Research Fellow, 2006-2008
• UNIVERSIDAD DE LOS ANDES,
  Economic Development Studies Center
  Bogotá, Colombia
  Research Assistant, 2005-2006

Publications

• “How Effective is Energy-efficient Housing? Evidence from a Field Trial in Mexico” (2020). Journal of Development Economics. With Lucas W. Davis & Sebastian Martinez.
• “Evaluación de Impacto del Programa para Madres Adolescentes de la Fundación Juan Felipe Gómez Escobar: Informe de Línea de Base” (2017). IDB Technical Note No. 1300. With Arturo Harker et al.
• “Life Skills, Employability and Training for Disadvantaged Youth: Evidence from a Randomized Evaluation Design” (2014). IZA Journal of Labor & Development. With Pablo Ibarraran et al.
• “Desigualdad de ingresos, esfuerzos y oportunidades -Un estudio del caso colombiano-,” (2006). Serie Estudios y Perspectivas, CEPAL, Bogotá. With Juan Carlos Ramírez et al.
• “Geografía Económica de Colombia” (2006). Casa Editorial El Tiempo, Bogotá. With Álvaro Riascos.

Languages

 Spanish (mother tongue) and advanced English; intermediate French; basic German.

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