COLFUTURO Yearbook Selection 2026

Juan Carlos Gómez Benavides Director of the Political Science Program ICESI University COLFUTURO recipient, 2009. Ph.D. in Politics, M.A. in Politics, and a diploma in School Management from the Department of Politics and International Studies at the University of Warwick (United Kingdom). He holds a degree in Economics from Universidad del Valle and ICESI University. Juan Carlos Ruiz Vásquez Professor in the School of International, Political, and Urban Studies Universidad del Rosario COLFUTURO recipient, 2005. Ph.D. in Political Science and Government from the University of Oxford (United Kingdom); M.A. in Public Administration from the École Nationale d’Administration (France); M.A. in Political Science (with an emphasis on political science and public policy) from Universidad de los Andes; M.A. in Administration from Université Laval (Canada). Political scientist from Universidad de los Andes. Julián Andrés Fernández López Expert witness on Latin America in asylum and international protection proceedings Courts of the United Kingdom and the United States COLFUTURO 2010 recipient. Ph.D. in Political Science and M.A. in International Relations from the Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne (France). Economist and international negotiator from ICESI University, program in which he participated in an academic exchange at Carlos III University in Madrid (Spain). Pedro Pablo Sanabria Pulido Professor and Director of the Master’s Program in Government and Public Policy ICESI University COLFUTURO recipient, 2009. Ph.D. in Administration and Public Policy from American University (United States); Master’s degree in Public Policy from the London School of Economics and Political Science (London, United Kingdom); specialist in Social Project Evaluation from Universidad de los Andes; and economist from the Universidad Nacional de Colombia. SELECTION YEARBOOK 2026 39