His Excellency Mr Jaime Bueno-Miranda

Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Embassy of the Republic of Colombia

Biography

Ambassador Jaime Bueno-Miranda is an economist from the Javeriana University in Bogotá and he studied a Master's of Economics from Syracuse University (New York), and Public Finance at Harvard University (ITP Law School). He also took courses in Burgenstock KPMG Management and Leadership in Montreux, Switzerland, and Negotiation at Harvard University.

His professional experience began in the Department of Economic Analysis of the Banking Association of Colombia. Mr Bueno was deputy chief of the Economic Advisory Office of the Minister of Finance, where he later held the chair. Later he was appointed Director General of National Revenue, and, at completing his studies at Harvard University, his specialization was linked with the consulting firm Deloitte, of which he was president for several years.

He later became president of the consulting firm KPMG, a responsibility he held for 23 years. From 2012 to 2016, Mr Bueno acted as external director KPMG and led to Colombia ACI Global Initiative Advisory Board. For three years he was appointed as Presidential Counsellor for National Agenda for the Competitiveness System. During 2017, he performed as President of the Board of Directors of the Presidential Forum for Bogotá, which addresses significant issues for the improvement of the Private Sector.

Mr Bueno has also served in several organizations in the public and private sectors, such as the Private Competitiveness Council (CPC), the National Association of Colombia (ANDI), the Colombian Institute of Administration (INCOLDA), the North American Business Council, the Colombo-American Chamber of Commerce, the Chamber of Commerce of Bogotá, the Forum of Presidents of the Chamber of Commerce of Bogotá and Coaches Investors Program of the same entity.