Achievements Previous to this appointment, he served in the business sector as President of the Colombian Association of Small and Medium Businesses, ACOPI, co-founder and President of the Socioeconomic and Technological Research Corporation of Colombia, CINSET, Manager of the Bogotá Water and Sewerage Company, EAAB, Vice President of the World Association for Small and Medium Enterprises among other endeavours as well as professor of economic studies in various universities in Colombia.