• Born in Bogota, Colombia to German Jewish parents. Married, Father of two.

• Fluent in Hebrew, English and Spanish.

• Graduated from the Technion, Israel; Masters at McGill University, Canada; Summer

Diploma, Oxford, England.

• Executive Director of the Confederation of Jewish Communities of Colombia in charge

of public diplomacy, interreligious dialogue, fight against antisemitism and support of

Israel.

• Commissioner to combat antisemitism at the Latinamerican Jewish Congress.

• Ad-Personam Member of the WJC Executive serving in the resolutions committee.

• Lecturer on International Relations at Colombian Universities and the MFA diplomatic

academy.

• International Affairs columnist at two leading dailies.

• Awarded the highest order by the minister of foreign affairs of Colombia for the fight

against antisemitism and a Mention of Honor by the Colombian Senate for

interreligious dialogue.

• Selected among the 40 most influential pro-Israel leaders in Latinamerica by JNS.

• Awarded the CICLA prize in Israel for outstanding Latin-American Jewish leaders.