Iván Duque

Iván Duque is the father of three and the husband of Maria Juliana. He was also the youngest elected President in Colombia’s history at the age of 41 in 2018. He is currently a Distinguished Fellow at the Woodrow Wilson Center, a Transformational Distinguished Fellow at Oxford University, a Distinguished Fellow at WRI, a Leadership Fellow at FIU, Ambassador for the World Coalition for Nature, Africa Carbon Markets Initiative (ACMI) Steering Committee member, Conservation International Board Member, and McKinsey Sustainability Advisory Council member. He is a global expert in security affairs, sustainability, conservation, green finance, and energy transition. He launched the Concordia Amazon Initiative in 2022. His achievements include the expansion of environmental protection to conserve 34% of Colombian territory as a protected area.