Jose Ignacio Lopez is CEO of ANIF, a think tank dedicated to research on economic and social policy issues. Mr. Lopez received his B.A and MA. from Universidad de Los Andes and completed his PhD in Economics at UCLA. Before joining ANIF, Mr. Lopez worked at Corficolombiana as Executive Managing Director and Head of Economic Research and Universidad de Los Andes, HEC Paris, and served as Chief Economist of Banco Santander in Colombia. His written work has been published in the Journal of International Economics, Journal of International Money and Finance, among others. During his tenure at Corficolombiana, Mr. Lopez and his team have received several awards for its coverage of the Colombian economy. In 2023 he was included by Forbes Magazine in the list of the 30 most influential economists in Colombia.