Our Team

María Salcedo

María Salcedo

Executive director

An internationalist from the Universidad del Rosario, whose work is focused on human rights and transitional justice. She also holds a certification from the Corporate Compliance course from the Universidad de Los Andes. María Salcedo has specialist knowledge and experience of the analysis of international and national topics related to public policy on transparency, anti-corruption and integrity in the public sector, the review of international standards, with a particular emphasis on the accountability of the legislative branch, as well as human rights both domestically and globally. She also has a good understanding of compliance and business integrity. She has worked to support projects with USAID, the World Bank, AECOM, CAF and the IDB, as well as managing projects related to the Attorney General’s Office in Colombia.

Juan Pablo Contreras

Juan Pablo Contreras

Etilab Coordinator | Studies and Public Policy Advisor

Economist at the UDCA and in his final semester studying Political Science at Colombia’s National University (Universidad Nacional). His areas of interest revolve around public sector management, the analysis of public policies and sustainable social development. He has knowledge and experience of qualitative and quantitative social research.

Juliana Ruiz

Juliana Ruiz

Institutional Partnerships Lead

Political Science and Law student at the National University of Colombia. Research Leader in the Emerging Youth Research Collective. Student of Afro-Latin American Studies at Harvard’s Afro-Latin American Research Institute. Winning Storyteller in the Bogotá in 100 Words short-story contest with “Fugacidad”. Juliana is an Afro-feminist activist who is particularly interested in driving the political participation of young people.

Volunteers

Daniel Pinilla

Civil engineer

Felipe Carreño

Lawyer

Leidy Caizamo

Social communication student