Iván Duque Márquez
Former President of Colombia (2018–2022) | Politician | Writer | Philanthropist | Entrepreneur
Iván Duque is a visionary leader and global voice on sustainability, innovation, and democratic values. Elected at the age of 41, he became the youngest elected President in Colombia’s modern history, serving from 2018 to 2022. A devoted husband to María Juliana and father of three, Duque combines a deep commitment to family with a lifelong dedication to public service and global collaboration.
He currently serves on the Leadership Council of Concordia and is a member of the World Leaders Circle (WLC) at the Blavatnik School of Government, University of Oxford. He is also a Distinguished Fellow at the World Resources Institute, the Bezos Earth Fund, Cornell’s Emerging Markets Institute (EMI), the Atkinson Center for Sustainability, Yale’s Jackson School of Global Affairs, and Barna Management School. In addition, he is a Professor of Practice at the Adam Smith Center for Economic Freedom at Florida International University. He serves on the Council for Hope of the Jane Goodall Foundation and acts as an Ambassador for the World Coalition for Nature.
Duque is an active board member of Conservation International, the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) and serves on the advisory boards of the McKinsey Sustainability Council, the Geopolitical Advisory Council, and the FIFA Foundation.
In 2024, Duque furthered his legacy by launching the Iván Duque Center for Prosperity and Freedom. This initiative advanced dialogues and policies promoting prosperity, freedom, and sustainable development on a hemispheric scale.
Recognized as a global expert in security, migration, green finance, energy transition, and conservation, Duque has led ambitious and impactful initiatives. In 2022, he launched the Concordia Amazon Initiative, convening global leaders to protect the Amazon rainforest. That same year, he founded the I+D Foundation to empower young innovators from Colombia’s most remote regions — a project poised to become one of Latin America’s most influential think-and-do tanks.
Iván Duque’s unwavering dedication to sustainability, democratic leadership, and social inclusion continues to shape critical conversations on the global stage.