Biography

Cristina Narváez is a Consultant at the Organization of American States, planning and executing international programs to promote innovation, entrepreneurship, and inclusive sustainable economic development. In her role, Ms. Narváez works collaboratively with numerous teams on the Americas Competitiveness Exchange (ACE) program and the Americas Competitiveness Forum. Previously, Ms. Narváez was a Visiting Scholar at The University of Iowa College of Law, where she conducted research regarding digital rights and corporate social responsibility. She worked at The Due Process of Law Foundation, The Nature Conservancy, and Philippi, Prietocarrizosa, Ferrero, DU & Uría (Colombia) conducting legal research and providing legal advice on corporate social responsibility, technology transfer, and intellectual property management.

Ms. Narváez is an attorney specialized on commercial law from Los Andes University (Colombia) and she earned a Master of Laws Degree (LL.M.) in Intellectual Property Law from The George Washington University Law School. She has additional training on technology transfer and intellectual property management from the WIPO Academy Summer School (South Africa), and corporate social responsibility and sustainable development from The University for Peace-UN Mandated (Costa Rica). She is a guest lecturer in the International Diploma on Innovation of the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso (Chile). Ms. Narváez is a passionate advocate for corporate social responsibility, gender equality, and environmental conservation.