IDEAS - Key Persons


Andres Vasquez

Job Titles:
  • Director, Division of Innovación Health - Tech / Director, Division of Educación

Carlos Vallejos Sologuren

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Board
  • Surgeon
Carlos is a surgeon and oncologist. He completed an Oncology fellowship at MD Anderson and is the founder of Oncosalud and the Peruvian Society of Medical Oncology. He was also the General Director of the National Institute of Neoplastic Diseases (INEN) and Minister of Health of Peru.

Catalina López-Correa

Job Titles:
  • Master
  • Member of the Board
  • Physician
Catalina is a physician, Master's in Human Genetics, PhD in Biomedical Sciences from the University of Leuven. She is currently the Chief Scientific Officer (CSO) of Genome Canada. She is also the founder and president of the Organization for the Development of New Solidarities.

Jonathan Novoa-Cain

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Board
  • Surgeon
Jonathan is a surgeon and holds a Master's in International Public Health. He has been a consultant at Price Waterhouse Coopers (PWC) and Doctors Without Borders, and was Chairman of the Board at Malteser. He is currently a partner at Occupational Health Horizons and a National Consultant at PAHO.

Leonor Hidalgo

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Board
Leonor is a lawyer with a Master's degree in Political Studies. She is the R&D Manager at Ruta N, and previously was the General Director of Science, Technology, and Innovation at Colciencias. She also worked in the Department of Technological Management at the Ministry of Defense of Colombia.

Lic. Socorro Velez

Job Titles:
  • Director, Division of Social Responsability

Luis Arturo

Job Titles:
  • Accountant
  • Business Administrator
  • Member of the Board
Luis Arturo is an Accountant and Business Administrator. For many years, he was the Vice President of Human Management, Audit, and Administration at Bancolombia and today he is the Dean and Professor of Administration and Accounting at Universidad EAFIT and Universidad de Medellin.

Melanie Cornejo Germer

Job Titles:
  • Executive Director

Paula Medina

Job Titles:
  • Director, Division of Research