Senior executive with over 25 years of experience leading energy projects, particularly in the exploration and production of hydrocarbons in Colombia and Latin America. She currently serves on the boards of GeoPark, Corficolombiana, the Juanfe Foundation, and Women in Connection (WIC).Active promoter of gender equity in organizations through her participation in initiatives such as Women in Connection (WIC), the International Women’s Forum (IWF), and her recent appointment as a member of the Expert Group on Resource Management (ERGM) of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE), which has been monitoring the participation of women and equal opportunities for female leadership in natural resource management since 2019.General Director of GeoPark for 10 years, responsible for the performance of all the company's assets in Latin America. Under her leadership, GeoPark became one of the leading oil and gas companies in Colombia. Previously, she was President of the Hughes Petroleum Group - Hupecol, where she led the exploration and development of the group's assets and the subsequent mergers and acquisitions strategy.Bloomberg Linea has included Marcela in the list of the 500 Most Influential People in Latin America since 2020, and Forbes has repeatedly highlighted her as one of the 50 Most Powerful Women in Colombia.Marcela is a lawyer specializing in Commercial Law from the Pontificia Universidad Javeriana in Colombia. As a Fulbright Scholar, she earned a Master’s (LLM) Summa Cum Laude from Georgetown University, focusing on energy and the environment