Adriana Hoyos

Adriana Hoyos brings over 25 years of international experience in roles as board director, advisor, banking executive, strategy consultant and academic. Her expertise spans artificial intelligence economics, digital transformation, internet and platform markets, international development, tech policy, ESG, and geopolitics.

She currently serves on the Board of Directors of NESMA United Industries (Saudi Arabia), the Expert Panel of the Millennium Project (USA), the Advisory Board of SciTheWorld (Spain), and the Board of Trustees of the Anar Foundation (Spain). 

Adriana has previously served on various Boards, including: Sacyr, Women’s World Bank, US Digital Economy Initiative, Ryse Women-Inclusive Finance, Think Value, Technoserve, Ashoka Co, Mentor, Blacksmith, and Conexion Colombia, among others.

Adriana is an adjunct professor at IE University, where she lectures on artificial intelligence economics, digital ecosystems, and geopolitics. She has also been a senior fellow at Harvard University for over a decade. She currently serves as scholar-tester at Google AI Labs, academic contributor to United Nations, and expert scholar at Elon University.

At an executive level, Adriana’s background includes serving as CEO of the Women’s World Bank Co, working in corporate banking at Citibank, and contributing her expertise to various private-sector and public sector responsibilities.

Her diplomatic experience includes representing Colombia as Economic Attaché to Spain, serving as Director of Plan Colombia for Europe, and representing the country in the Kyoto Protocol at the United Nations. She has also acted as a Senior Adviser in three U.S. presidential campaigns, among other high-level roles in political strategy.

Her academic background includes a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration and Economics, a Master’s in Auditing, and postgraduate studies in the humanities, complemented by executive education programs at Harvard, Wharton and Stanford, among others. 

As an international speaker, Adriana has taken part in leading global forums such as the World Economic Forum (Davos), the Clinton Global Initiative, and the United Nations Economic and Social Council, among many others.

She holds triple citizenship —United States, Spain, and Colombia, adding to her deeply global geopolitical perspective and cross-cultural insight.

EXECUTIVE EXPERIENCE

• Consultant, Harvard Strategy Consulting, 2009 – Present

• CEO, Women’s World Banking Co, 2006 – 2009

• Senior Counselor to the President, Government of Colombia, 2002 – 2006

• Economic Attaché, Embassy of Colombia in Spain, 1995 – 2001

• Director, Plan Colombia Europe, 1998 – 2001

• Corporate Banking Analyst, Citibank, 1993 – 1995

Board Experience

• NESMA United Industries (Saudi Arabia), 2025 – Present

• SciTheWorld, Member of the Advisory Board (Spain), 2019 – Present

• ANAR Foundation, Member of the Board of Trustees (Spain), 2018 – Present

• Millennium Project, Member of the Experts Panel (USA), 2016 – Present

• SACYR, Member of the Board of Directors and ESG Committee (Spain), 2023 – 2025

• The Digital Economy Initiative at MIT, Member of the Experts Panel, 2016 – 2025

• RYSE Women-Inclusive Finance, Member of the Board of Directors (France), 2021 – 2023

• Think Value, Member of the Advisory Board (Spain), 2018 – 2023

• Blacksmith, Member of the Advisory Board (Spain), 2019 – 2022

• Katerva, Member of the Experts Panel (USA), 2015 – 2020

• Ashoka Co, Member of the Advisory Board (USA, Colombia), 2010 – 2014

• Technoserve, Member of the Experts Panel (USA), 2008 – 2012

• Women's World Bank, Member of the Board of Directors (USA, Colombia), 2006 – 2010

• Mentor Foundation, Member of the Board of Trustees (Colombia, Sweden), 2004 – 2008

• Conexion Colombia, Member of the Board of Directors (Colombia), 2003 – 2007

ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE

• Senior Fellow, Harvard University, 2009 – 2020⁽⁺⁾

• Professor of AI Economics, Digital Ecosystems, and Geopolitics, IE University, 2020 – Present

• Google Labs Scholar, 2024 – Present

• Academic Contributor, ELON University, 2024 – Present

• Lecturer in Executive Education (IE, Harvard, Wharton, among others), 2009 – Present

• Assistant Professor, University of the Andes, 2008 – 2009

ACADEMIC BACKGROUND

• Postgraduate Studies in Humanities (Buddhist Studies), Stanford University, 2006

• Master in Auditing, ICADE (Comillas Pontifical University), 1999

• Bachelor in Business Administration and Economics, University of the Andes, 1996