My story

I was born and raised in Bogotá, Colombia. Living there for 26 years shaped how I understand labour relations, inequality, and the everyday realities behind global economic systems. Over the past decade, I have lived and worked abroad, including eight years in Switzerland, which I now call home. Moving between these contexts has given me a perspective that bridges lived realities with policy and business environments, and a strong appreciation for how responsibility is interpreted and negotiated differently across places and institutions. I work fluently in Spanish, English, and French, and regularly operate in multilingual and international settings.

My professional path reflects a deliberate movement across institutional worlds. I began in the private sector, working on corporate responsibility within Empresa de Telecomunicaciones de Bogotá, before moving into consulting with TRUST Gestión Estratégica de Riesgos, where I advised organisations on responsible business conduct (RBC) strategies, human rights due diligence (HRDD), sustainability frameworks, and alignment with international standards. I later worked in the technology and start-up ecosystem through AKTEK, where speed, experimentation, and innovation reshaped my understanding of implementation — and, in particular, the importance of building solid, value-anchored partnerships. Alongside practice, I pursued an academic path that culminated in a PhD from the University of Neuchâtel, specialising in the evolving regulatory landscape of multinational corporations’ responsibility, which continues to inform my analytical and advisory work. Most recently, I have worked within a multilateral organisation at the International Labour Organization, contributing to policy-aligned approaches on decent work, human rights, and supply chains.

Across all these roles, a common thread has been my interest in how responsibility is constructed through standards and translated into practice — through institutions, incentives, and relationships rather than checklists and formal requirements alone. I am particularly drawn to questions that resist simple answers: how standards translate into lived realities, how power and governance shape outcomes, and how collective approaches can enable more equitable and sustainable models of production. This perspective underpins both how I work and the kind of advisory support I provide.

If you’d like to explore this work further, you can learn more about the areas I focus on and how I contribute below.