Curriculum Vitae

📄 Download CV (PDF) — last updated September 2025.

Education

PhD in Political Science — University of Illinois Chicago, 2025–2030. Fulbright–MinCiencias Scholar.
LL.M. (Master of Laws) — Universidad de los Andes, Bogotá, 2018–2019. Academic Vice President fully-funded assistantship.
LL.B. (Bachelor of Laws) — Universidad de los Andes, Bogotá, 2008–2015. Top-ranked Colombian National Saber Pro Exam (Law 2013-II, Humanities 2014-I).

CIDE, Mexico — Diploma in Drug Policy, Health, and Human Rights (2020).
Harvard Kennedy School — Leadership, Organizing, and Action: Leading Change Certification (2018).
Central European University — Clinical Seminar in Human Rights (2017).
University of the Witwatersrand / CALS — Bertha Justice Human Rights Global Convening (2018).

Lead Counsel, Judicial Representation, Special Jurisdiction for Peace (JEP), Bogotá — Feb 2023–Dec 2024. Supervised 6 counsel and 2 assistants representing 2,079+ individual and 26 collective victims in Cases 3, 6 & 8; contributed to indictments of 25 army officials (including 5 generals).
Attorney, International & Public Interest Litigation, Committee in Solidarity with Political Prisoners (CSPP), Bogotá — Aug 2020–Jun 2021. Litigation before the Constitutional Court, Supreme Court, and IACHR; contributed to ruling SU-546/2023.
Consultant, International Litigation, International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH), Bogotá — Jan 2019–Jun 2021. Contributed to opening JEP Cases 3, 8, and 9.
Senior Attorney, Public Interest Litigation, José Alvear Restrepo Lawyers' Collective (CAJAR), Bogotá — Aug 2016–Jun 2020. Submitted 30+ amicus curiae briefs and constitutional actions.

Lecturer, Researcher & Legal Clinic Coordinator, Industrial University of Santander (UIS), Bucaramanga — Oct 2020–Feb 2023. Designed and taught "Constitutional Theory" (undergrad) and "Research Methods" (LLM). Co-founded the "Carlos Gaviria Díaz" Strategic Litigation Legal Clinic.
Research Fellow, Drug Policy and Transitional Justice, CIDE, Mexico — Aug–Oct 2017. Open Society Foundation fellowship.
Teaching & Research Fellowships, Universidad de los Andes — 2013–2014, 2016, 2018–2019.

Fulbright–MinCiencias Endowed Scholarship for Doctoral Studies (2024).
Bertha Justice Fellowship, Bertha Foundation (2017–2018).
Graduate Research and Teaching Assistantship, Universidad de los Andes (2016–2019).
"Quiero Estudiar" Undergraduate Scholarship, Universidad de los Andes (2008–2016).
Top-ranked, Saber Pro National Exam — Law (2013-II) and Humanities (2014-I).
"Andrés Bello" Award for Social Sciences — highest score, Colombian National High School Exam (2007).

See the full publications list for peer-reviewed articles, book chapters, policy & HR reports, and 30+ amicus curiae briefs.

Ironman University and UCI Cycling Certified Coach (2024); Ironman 70.3 finisher.
Advisory Committee member, Bertha Justice Global Network (2018–2020).
National Committee member, Polo Democrático Alternativo (2015–2021).
Student representative, Universidad de los Andes Board of Trustees (2015–2016).
Board member, Uniandino Student Council CEU (2014–2015).