Mónica is Chief Strategy, Sustainability and Legal Officer at GeoPark. She leads the definition and implementation of our strategy, ingrains sustainability (ESG) within the Company and leads the legal team. Mónica is an experienced attorney in corporate and international law in Canada and Colombia with extensive experience in corporate law and international commercial and investment arbitration. After living in Canada for more than 15 years, Mónica was Vice President of Corporate Affairs and General Secretary of Ecopetrol for six years before joining GeoPark. Mónica studied Law at Universidad de Los Andes, has a postgraduate degree in Civil Liability and Damages from Universidad Externado de Colombia, and a Master of Science in Development Studies from the London School of Economics (LSE). Recognized as one of the leading in-house lawyers in 2022 and 2023 by The Legal 500 GC Powerlist: Colombia, Mónica is a current member of the International Court of Arbitration of the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) and is on the Corporate Governance Council at the Universidad de Los Andes. She has served as a director of several organizations, and is currently on the Board of of TSX-listed Mineros S.A.
