Mónica Ramirez is the Director of CoCrea where she works so that the cultural and creative economy becomes an engine of social and economic development in Colombia. She led the project for the "Bronx Creative District" in Bogotá and worked to position Colombia as a destination for foreign investment. She has more than 25 years of experience in the public and private sectors. She is a business administrator from CESA, with an MBA from Bocconi, studies in International Business (Georgetown) and Global Change Agents (Harvard).