Education

Universidad - Colegio Mayor de Nuestra Señora del Rosario. Bogotá, Colombia.
Administration Department
Graduate Studies in Marketing
Universidad Externado de Colombia. Bogotá - Colombia.
Law Department
Graduate Studies in Economics and Law (1999)
Pontificia Universidad Javeriana . Bogotá, Colombia.
Interdisciplinary Studies Department (FEI)
Master in Economics (1993)
Escuela Superior de Guerra, Ministry of Defense
Integral Course on National Defense   (1992)
Universidad de los Andes. Bogotá - Colombia
Administration Department
Graduate Studies in Human Resource Management (1989)
Universidad - Colegio Mayor de Nuestra Señora del Rosario. Bogotá. Colombia.
Medicine Department
Medical Doctor (1987)

Professional Experience

Ministry of Social Protection
Minister  (February 28th to present date)
Ministry of Social Protection

Advisor to the Minister (August 2002 to February 27th 2003)
El Tiempo Newspaper
Special Projects Manager (May to August, 2002)
Commercial Manager (City TV)  (November, 2001 to May 2002)
RCN Radio - Colombia
National Marketing and Sales Department Manager (December, 1999 to October, 2000)
RCN International Radio – New York
President (November, 1996 to November, 1999)
RCN Radio
National Social Marketing Manager (March, 1995 to November, 1999)
National Planning Department
Advisor to the National Director (October, 1994 to March, 1995)

Ministry of Health
Advisor to the Minister (July, 1993 to October, 1994)
El Tiempo Newspaper
1994 Presidential Elections Coverage Project Manager (September, 1993 to May, 1994)
Georgetown University, Foreign Service School, Washington D.C
Communications and Development Project Guest Researcher
(June, 1992 to July, 1993)
University Hospital Lorencita Villegas de Santos
Communications and Health Project Manager (1990 – 1992)
FES Institute of Leadership - Bogotá Colombia
Hospital Management Program Coordinator (1989 – 1990)
Procomún - Corporación Promotora de las Comunidades
Municipales
General Manager (1988 – 1989)

Other Activities

Consultant :Panamerican Health Organization (PAHO)
UNDP - Colombia
UNICEF – Medical Doctor
Colombian Confederation of NGO’s (1988 - 1989)
Volunteer to the Colombian Red Cross