Luis Alberto MORENO

Bio

Luis Alberto Moreno, Colombian citizen, recently joined Allen & Co as Managing Director, concluded his 15 year tenure as the President of the Inter-American Development Bank Group.  There he led a profound transformation of the organization while also chairing the Board of Executive Directors of IDB Invest. 

Served as Colombia’s Ambassador to the United States for seven years.

Moreno had a distinguished career in business and government. As Minister of Economic Development, and was head of the Instituto de Fomento Industrial, Colombia’s public sector holding company.  In the private sector he was the executive producer of TV Hoy, an award-winning broadcast news program, and a strategic advisor to major Colombian companies and foreign investors. 

Moreno holds a degree in business administration and economics from Florida Atlantic University and an MBA from the Thunderbird School of Global Management. In 1990 Harvard University awarded him a Neiman Fellowship for his achievements in the field of journalism. 

A frequent contributor of opinion articles in international and regional media, regularly participates as a speaker in public conferences and private forums on development issues. He is a Member of the Board of Trustees of the World Economic Forum ,  International Olympic Committee, FEMSA, DOW, NUBANK, and others Important organizations in which Mr. Moreno serve in a Philanthropic way.