La doctora Natalia Irene Molina, ejercía el cargo de Subdirectora General de Descentralización y Desarrollo Territorial, liderando iniciativas orientadas a la transformación económica y social del país mediante la implementación de políticas públicas con enfoque territorial y diferencial.
Participó en la estructuración del programa “Colombia Potencia Mundial de la Vida” y ha liderado proyectos de transformación cultural, gestión de activos especiales y campañas de empalme gubernamental, de esta manera ha ayudado al fortalecimiento de la articulación entre entidades y a la ejecución de políticas públicas en contextos interinstitucionales.
Dentro de sus publicaciones más destacadas se encuentran investigaciones de relevancia internacional como: “Democratizing Finance: The Citizen Fund as an institutional proposal to structurally consider non-pecuniary returns in investment decisions” en el Journal of Economic Issues (junio 2023). Sus contribuciones han sido reconocidas a través de becas y premios como el Herbert Simon Young Scholar Prize 2023 y la beca AIBO 2024.
A political scientist from the National University of Colombia, she holds a Master’s degree in Economic Analysis and Policy from the Université Sorbonne Paris Nord and a Master’s degree in International Economics from HWR Berlin. She has also completed various specialized courses in the diplomatic service, comparative integration law, and negotiation in international contexts.
Dr. Natalia Irene Molina previously served as Deputy Director General of Decentralization and Territorial Development, leading initiatives aimed at the country’s economic and social transformation through the implementation of public policies with a territorial and differentiated approach.
She participated in the development of the “Colombia: Global Power of Life” program and has led projects on cultural transformation, special asset management, and government transition campaigns, thereby helping to strengthen coordination among entities and the implementation of public policies in inter-institutional contexts.
Among her most notable publications are internationally significant research papers such as: “Democratizing Finance: The Citizen Fund as an institutional proposal to structurally consider non-pecuniary returns in investment decisions” in the Journal of Economic Issues (June 2023). His contributions have been recognized through fellowships and awards such as the 2023 Herbert Simon Young Scholar Prize and the 2024 AIBO Fellowship.