Welcome! I am a Postdoctoral Assistant in the Department of Industrial Engineering at Universidad de los Andes. My work bridges the gap between quantitative engineering models and macroeconomic policy. I combine statistical learning, causal inference, and stochastic modeling to evaluate capital investments in green infrastructure, carbon pricing mechanisms, and sustainable fiscal policies, with a special focus on the Global South.

Research Interests: Engineering Economic Analysis, Energy Systems Resilience, Climate Policy Evaluation, Causal Inference & Predictive Analytics.

Languages: Spanish (Native), English (Fluent), Russian (Fluent), French (Basic).

Teaching: ANADEC (Análisis de Decisiones de Inversión / Engineering Economic Analysis): Undergraduate course focusing on investment decision-making under uncertainty.

Current Research & Working Papers:

  • Spreading Jam Across the National Toast: Royalties and Local Fiscal Capacities (with Andrés Álvarez and Marc Hofstetter)
    [PDF]

  • An Ounce of Prevention, a Pound of Cure? The Impact of Natural Disasters and Preventive Investment in Colombian Municipalities (Funded by the Inter-American Development Bank - IDB)

  • Reforming Fossil Fuel Subsidies with Citizens’ Approval: The Case of Colombia (Funded by EfD)
    [Link]

APPs: SynthIE, a new multi-agent tool designed to optimize the publication process in Industrial Engineering journals: [Link]

Policy Impact & Applied Experience: I strongly believe in translating academic research into actionable engineering and public policy. I am currently leading a research grant funded by the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB). Previously, I have worked as a Data Scientist and Economic Consultant for the World Bank, Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI), and the Environmental Defense Fund (EDF), supporting work on Article 6 of the Paris Agreement, logistics optimization, and just energy transitions.

I am also an active member of the EfD Network through REES Colombia and the RESET Network.

Last updated: March 2026