José Alberto Vélez Cadavid

Currently, José Alberto Vélez Cadavid is Chairman-Trustees Board at Universidad EAFIT since 2013, Chairman at Consejo Empresarial Colombiano Para El Desarrollo Sostenible since 2015, Independent Director at Arcos Dorados Holdings, Inc. since 2011, Director at Grupo Suramericana, Nutresa SA de CV, Fabrica de Calcetines Crystal SA, Calcetines Crystal SA, Crystal SAS (Colombia), Situm SAS, Grupo Daabon, and Director at Fundación Suramericana.
He is also a Member of the World Business Council for Sustainable Development, Fundación Fraternidad Medellín, and Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars.
He serves as Trustee at Fundación Suramericana, Fraternidad Medellín Foundation since 2012, Fundación Proantioquia, Fundación Codesarrollo, and Consejo Privado de Competitividad.
Additionally, he is a Trustee at Fraternidad Medellín Foundation and a Professor at Facultad De Minas-Universidad Nacional De Colombia.
Formerly, he was Chairman & Chief Executive Officer at Cementos Argos SA from 2003 to 2012, Chairman & Chief Executive Officer at Grupo Argos SA from 2010 to 2011, Chief Executive Officer at Inversura SA and Compañía Suramericana de Seguros SA, Chairman at AFP y Cesantias Protección SA and Odinsa SA. He was Director at Bancolombia SA from 2012 to 2016, Director at Grupo Nutresa SA, Director at Grupo de Inversiones Suramericana SA from 2013 to 2016, Director at Celsia SA ESP, and Member at Council of the Americas, Inc.Education includes graduate studies at the University of California, Los Angeles and undergraduate studies at Universidad Nacional de Colombia.