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IDIQ Manager | Board Member Fernando Calado

Technical Areas

  • Democracy and Governance
  • Human Rights
  • Local Governance and Decentralization
  • Economic Growth and Trade
  • Entrepreneurship and Enterprise Development

Fernando Calado is a migration and human rights expert with over 20 years of experience managing complex donor programs and over 15 years of implementation in Colombia. A three-time Chief of Party for USAID-funded programs, he currently serves as the IDIQ manager for the $160 million USAID/Colombia Venezuela Response and Integration Activity (VRI) and Chief of Party for VRI’s Migration Management Activity. Previously, he led the Human Rights Activity and Human Rights Program III. Fernando also served as Director of Programs for the IOM in Bogota where he oversaw a large portfolio of multimillion-dollar projects to support human rights for migrants, and other vulnerable populations. Fernando has an educational background in international policy and development and psychology. He holds a Master of Public Policy from Georgetown University and a Bachelor of Science in Psychology from Universidad del Valle de Guatemala. Fernando will serve on the Corporate Strategy Committee of the Board of Directors.