Edilberto Cepeda Ortiz

Background

Ortiz, Edilberto Cepeda was born on March 11, 1946 in Tunja, Boyaca, Colombia. Son of Edilberto Cepeda Guerra and Libia (Ortiz) de Cepeda.

Education

Degree in journalism, U. Javeriana, Bogota, Colombia, 1967; degree in economics, Catholic U. Chile, Sentiago, 1974; degree in higher management (honorary), University de los Andes, Bogota, 1989.

Career

Adviser, ONU, New York City, 1970; consul general, Ministry Foreign Rels., Santiago, 1974; mayor, City of Bogota, 1976; adviser, Presidency Camacol, since 1978; manager, Strategic Economics, since 1988; manager, Nuevo Siglo, since 1991. Political analyst, since 1965.

Achievements

• Edilberto Cepeda Ortiz has been listed as a noteworthy Economist by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Secretary general youth Social Preserving Party, Bogota, 1970, adviser, since 1980.

Interests

• Avocations: reading, music, tennis.

Connections

Father:

Edilberto Cepeda Guerra Ortiz

Mother:

Libia (Ortiz)