About Us
The Center for Latin American Strategic Studies – CEELAT – is an independent, nonprofit, and nonpartisan think tank, dedicated to interdisciplinary research; the analysis of current political, social and economic issues; and support of international cooperation and foreign affairs.
Headquartered in Bogotá, Colombia, CEELAT focuses its efforts on issues of strategic importance to Colombia and the region, with the intention of promoting development initiatives and generating useful recommendations for the formulation of public and private sector policies.
CEELAT was founded to address the growing need for independent and insightful analysis, in an increasingly interconnected world. It is our prerogative to generate constructive debate as well as practical and innovative solutions to the challenges faced by both Colombia and the region.
Our activities have been developed to assist leaders in government, international institutions, the private sector, and civil society in their decision-making process using workshops, open debates, research, and projects to produce recommendations, guidelines, assessment tools, and performance indicators. In addition, we engage experts and collaborators from various fields and countries to promote coordination and cooperation among different sectors and actors.
• Juana García Duque
• Tulia Inés Gómez
• Pablo Reyes Pinilla (Presidente)
• Alejandro Vargas Turriago
• Jorge Barrigh
• Bill Browning
• Borut Grgic
• Suzanne Hunt
• Mauricio Ibañez
• Veronica Prado
• Johanna Mendelson Forman
• Jens Mesa Dishington
• Simon Nicholson
• Thomas Sanderson
• Scott Sklar
• Susan Story
• Emperatriz Velandia
• Llewllyn Wells
• Kenneth Westrick
The Center for Latin American Strategic Studies Foundation finances its operations thanks to contributions or donations from benefactors and sponsors; and income from studies, projects, services and consultancies that it provides to public and private entities. CEELAT promotes the participation and financial support of all those who wish to build a better and safer world, ensuring that governments and businessmen are better informed and organized to handle the complexity of the challenges of our times. CEELAT participates in open calls from both the public and private sectors to finance projects and research, especially on those topics of regional interest that are linked to our main lines of action. • Benefactors All those natural and legal persons of a mixed or private nature, interested in fulfilling the mission and objectives of the Foundation, who contribute or donate resources for the general operation of the center or the maintenance of a program(s) in a higher annual amount to ten million pesos ($10,000,000.oo) current currency and that are paid in the manner established by the Founding Members in the act of constitution or subsequently by the Board of Directors of the Foundation. Company name: Center for Latin American Strategic Studies Foundation – CEELAT