Sandra Herrera López

Economist (1999) and Specialist in University Teaching from the Universidad del Rosario, she has a Master's Degree in Economic Development from the University of Lincoln, in the United Kingdom, and a PhD in Social and Political Sciences from the Universidad Iberoamericana in Mexico.

Currently, she is the Director of Social Impact for Laureate Education, the first Public Benefit Corporation to go public and one of the largest B-corporations in the world.

Additionally, she is co-founder and leader of the Grupo Médico Camino clinical research center, which provides quality medical care and treatment at no cost to people with chronic and catastrophic illnesses.

During her work as Deputy Director of Public Affairs at the Mexican Ministry of the Interior (2006-2007), she was part of the Mexican delegation that negotiated the International Convention on Human Rights for persons with disabilities at the UN.

In 2010, he received the recognition of an honorary degree, awarded by the Universidad Iberoamericana for achieving the highest possible grade in each subject of the Doctoral program. Additionally, in 2012 Banco Santander awarded her the W50 award, which recognizes the next generation of women leaders to serve on executive teams. She is part of the GIVE fellows 2020 for her community leadership and civic commitment.

In alliance with the global community of entrepreneurs (YouthActionNet), she led the award for social entrepreneurship in Mexico for more than 12 years, becoming a mentor, trainer, advisor, and promoter of more than 200 young people. She also created the Saber Hacer program, which has provided free training in trades and job skills to more than 2,000 people, allowing them to get a better job or start their own businesses.