Leadership and Staff
The Institute of Latin American Studies (ILAS) is the center for research, teaching and discussion on Latin America at Columbia University. Its main goal is to bring together and provide resources for Columbia faculty, students and visiting scholars, recognizing the diversity of their interests and approaches while strengthening their links with Latin America and with communities of Latin American origin in the United States.
Executive Committee

Jorge Guzman
Assistant Professor at the Management Division, Columbia Business School

Manuela Orjuela
Molecular Epidemiologist and Pediatric Oncologist, Columbia Maliman School of Public Health
Columbia Global Centers | Rio de Janeiro

Laryssa Nunes
Program Assistant

Camila Pontual
Climate Program Manager

Maria Eduarda Vaz
Communications Consultant

Lúcia Helena da Rocha Silvério
Office Support
Columbia Global Centers | Santiago

Thomas Trebat
Interim Director