Latin America Leadership Program

Through our flagship Global Competitiveness Leadership (GCL), Innovation and Leadership in Government (ILG), and Global Business Executive Leadership (GBEL) programs, LALP has been educating, connecting, and inspiring regional leaders to build impact networks with a positive multiplier effect across…

Ledénika Méndez, ILG 2023, has been named the winner of the 2026 ILG Impact Award for her strategic vision and innovative public leadership in the project Smart Villages, Sustainable Wellbeing. A fundamental part of this success has been fostering collaboration among government, civil society…

Pedro Alejandro Urruchurtu Noselli, GCL 2016, has been honored with the 2026 GCL Impact Award in recognition of his leadership and courage in service of freedom and democracy in Venezuela, even at the risk of his own life. Through his project Ethos, later applied in practice within the movement…

As part of the 30th International Congress of the Latin American Center for Development Administration (CLAD) on State and Public Administration Reform, held from November 10 to 13, 2025, in Asunción, Paraguay, the ILG alumni Network participated in the panel titled “Innovative Leadership in Latin…

Georgetown University's Latin America Leadership Program (LALP) announces the 2026 call for the GCL Impact Award and ILG Impact Award. These annual recognitions celebrate the unique and inspiring journeys of Global Competitiveness Leadership (GCL) and Innovation and Leadership in Government (ILG)…

Congratulations to alumni Ignacio Bugueño (GCL 2022, Chile), Lorena Ríos (GCL 2022, Paraguay), and Jaime Aguilera (GCL 2025, Venezuela) on being selected to participate in the World Economic Forum's Future 50 initiative.

At the Latin America Leadership Program (LALP), we are pleased to announce our participation as a strategic partner in the Inter-American Observatory on Public Governance and Innovation (OIGIP), a joint initiative of the OAS School of Government, Universidad Rey Juan Carlos (URJC), and the Instituto…

Felipe Paullier, GCL 2017, has been named the winner of the 2025 GCL Impact Award for his dedication to youth affairs, both in Uruguay and within the United Nations. A doctor by profession, Paullier embodies the multiplier effect through his commitment to public service.

Isabel Tarrisse da Fontoura, ILG 2020, is the winner of the ILG 2025 Impact Award, a recognition of both her strong professional career—spanning over 15 years in Brazil's public sector in the areas of innovation management, social development, trade, and investment—and her contributions to strategic…