Martín Franco Vélez

Martín Franco Vélez is an experienced journalist and educator currently serving as an Editor at Fundación Ideas para la Paz since January 2018 and as a Profesor titular in the Department of Journalism at Pontificia Universidad Javeriana since February 2014. Previously, Martín held various editorial roles, including Jefe de redacción at Grupo Semana from September 2015 to August 2017, where responsibilities included developing feature articles for SOHO COLOMBIA and overseeing international editions of SOHO magazine. Additional experience includes serving as Editor de contenidos for Marca País Colombia and writing for notable publications such as EL TIEMPO and El Espectador. Martín holds a Master's degree in agency journalism from Universidad Rey Juan Carlos and a degree in Social Communication and Journalism from Pontificia Universidad Javeriana.