Alumni
Measuring Our Impact
Celebrating 20 Years of Impact
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…
MiPyME, the 12th Player of the World Cup
By Guadalupe Ramirez
The 2026 FIFA World Cup, which will begin on June 11 at Estadio Azteca in Mexico City and, for the first time, feature 48 competing teams, will represent a major opportunity to promote a fairer and more sustainable economy for micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs)…
Gabriela Quirós Mathies has been appointed Chair of the Board of Directors of Voces Vitales El Salvador
By Guadalupe Ramirez
Gabriela Quirós Mathies (GBEL 2025, El Salvador) has assumed this role, marking a new stage for the organization. In her capacity as Chair, she will continue to promote initiatives focused on leadership, autonomy, and access to opportunities so that more Salvadoran women can…
Vania García Morales (ILG 2018) has been appointed as Honduras’ Ambassador to Peru
By Guadalupe Ramirez
The Secretariat of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of Honduras has sworn in four new ambassadors who will represent the country in El Salvador, Argentina, Peru, and Mexico, with the aim of strengthening international relations and promoting cooperation, investment…
Ledénika Méndez, ILG 2023, Mexico, Winner of the 2026 ILG Impact Award
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 Urruchurtu Noselli, GCL 2016, Venezuela, Winner of the 2026 GCL Impact Award
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…
ILG Alumni Network at the 30th International Congress of CLAD
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…
Open Call for Applications for the 2026 LALP Impact Awards
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)…
Three GCL Alumni Selected for the World Economic Forum's Future 50
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.




