Milady Garces, IRD Strategic Partner

Milady, associated with the MIT Colab Community Innovation Laboratory, is the current Executive President of the Chamber of Commerce of Buenaventura in Colombia. She is a business administrator by profession, has a Master’s Degree in Government from the Icesi University with a scholarship from the Manos Visibles corporation and Ford Foundation. She is a member of the board of directors of the national confederation of chambers of commerce where the 57 chambers from all over the country participate, she is also a member of the board of directors of Propacifico, an important entity that works with businessmen and large capitals in the region. Garces has excelled in strategic positions related to the issues of socioeconomic development and innovation for the region, she is also a graduate of the MIT Colab and Manos Visibles School of Community Innovation.