Luis Alberto Moreno President Inter-American Development Bank Luis Alberto Moreno has been the President of Inter-American Development Bank since October, 2005 Mr Moreno also serves as chair of the Board of Executive Directors of the Inter-American Investment Corporation (IIC) and the Donors’ Committee of the Multilateral Investment Fund (MIF), both institutions of the IDB Group Before joining the IDB, Mr Moreno served as Colombia’s Ambassador to the United States for seven years During this period he was one of the architects of Plan Colombia, an ambitious program to combat drug trafficking and promote the social and economic revival of the country Prior to his appointment as ambassador, Mr Moreno had a distinguished career in the public and private sectors in Colombia, serving as Minister of Economic Development, President of the Instituto de Fomento Industrial, and manager of social investment policies, including the housing strategy for lowincome families In the private sector, he advised major Colombian companies and foreign investors, and was executive producer of a leading television news program Mr Moreno has received numerous distinctions from governments and private entities, including Colombia's highest honor, the Grand Cross of the Order of Boyacá and the Clinton Global Citizen Award for Leadership in Public Service For his achievements in the field of journalism, in 1990 Harvard University awarded him a Neiman Fellowship to pursue specialized studies and research at that institution Mr Moreno holds a degree in Business Administration and Economics from Florida Atlantic University and an MBA from the Thunderbird School of Global Management