Jose holds a law degree from the Pontificia Universidad Javeriana (Bogota), a Masters of Arts (MA) in Development Studies with Specialization in Human Rights and Social Justice at the International Institute of Social Studies (The Hague), and a post graduate course on Armed Conflicts Resolution at the Universidad de Los Andes (Bogota). He obtained a GRI G4 certification diploma on corporate sustainability.
Languages: Spanish – English.
Email: jose.g@equilibreconsultores.com
Jose is a consultant lawyer before the private and the public sector in Colombia in issues related to (business and) human rights, sustainable development, corporate sustainability, environmental law and transitional justice.
His recent experience includes consultancy before the Cali Mayor’s Office (Colombia), having the leading role for setting-up a public-private Roadmap on Business and Human Rights for the city, being the first city in Latin America enacting a legal norm (Decree) adopting the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights. Regarding the territorialization of Responsible Business Conduct standards, he currently provides legal advice to the National Federation of Departments (Colombia), seeking for the implementation of a Monitor on ESG factors at the local level. He has worked at the energy sector, being the Sustainability and HSEQ Manager of the Empresa de Energía de Bogotá, a multilatina where he set up the corporate model on sustainability. At the Office of the Colombian Inspector General, he led the enactment of the Directive No. 01/2014, which adopted the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights for the Colombian Ministry of the Public. He has led research processes concerning social and environmental best management practices at the Amazon basin (Institute for Development Impact), and legal routes for obtaining victim´s reparation due to corruption cases (Transparency International -Colombian Chapter), and due to armed conflict (Office of the Inspector General). He lectures in Business and Human Rights at the Universidad Javeriana’s Law Faculty (Bogota).
In February 2024 was assigned as executive director of the regional center for responsible companies and enterprises CREER.
