Executive Director

Business Administrator with master's degrees in Development Studies and Environmental Studies from Yale University, with over 30 years of experience.

Executive Director

Business Administration at Universidad de los Andes, Colombia, with master's degrees in Development Economics and Environmental Studies from Yale University, USA.

Martínez has over 30 years of experience in sustainable development, financing, climate change, and new economies. She was a member of the Independent Technical Advisory Panel of the Green Climate Fund (GCF), where she evaluated projects submitted to the Board for the first 8 years of its existence.

She was the director of the Office of Sustainable Development and later the vice president of Environmental and Social Development at the Development Bank of Latin America (CAF), coordinating the portfolio of social, environmental, and Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) projects in the region. She also served as the Deputy Minister of Environment of Colombia, where she coordinated the National Environmental System for four years. She worked in the Latin America Bureau of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in New York, coordinating environmental programs.

She is the Co-founder of Sistema B Colombia. She is currently a member of the board of directors of Agrosavia, the Alliance Bioversity-CIAT, and Sistema B Colombia. She has been a member of various boards including CIFOR, CATIE, and &Green, a university professor, and the author of several publications.

Additionally, she is a representative of the New Economy for Food and Land Use, FOLU-Colombia, and Co-Chair of the FOLU Global Country Platform.