Sergio Díaz-Granados has extensive experience in public and private service, both nationally and internationally, with special emphasis on regional development and integration issues. Before assuming the presidency of CAF, he served as Executive Director for Colombia at the Inter-American Development Bank. He previously held the positions of Minister of Commerce, Industry and Tourism of Colombia, Vice Minister of Business Development and President of the Boards of Directors of Bancóldex and ProColombia. He also has been a congressman and chairman of the Economic Affairs Committee of the Colombia’s House of Representatives.

She was appointed President and CEO of Americas Society/Council of the Americas in August 2003, after working in the private sector with Latin America and other emerging markets for over 30 years. As a passionate advocate for Latin America, she joined the organizations to implement a new strategic plan to renew and restore the Society and Council to their historic position. Before her current role, she was a founding partner of her own investment and advisory group, primarily focused on Latin America and the U.S. Hispanic sector. Previously, Segal was a partner and head of the Latin American Group at JP Morgan Partners/Chase Capital Partners (CCP), where she invested in various sectors and countries, pioneering early-stage venture capital investments in Latin America. She has always been and remains an enthusiastic mentor and advocate for entrepreneurs, particularly in Latin America. Prior to joining CCP, Segal served as a senior executive director focusing on investment banking in emerging markets and capital markets at MHT/Chemical/Chase Banks. Segal played an active role during the Latin American debt crisis of the 1980s and early 1990s, serving on numerous Advisory Committees and acting as chair of the Advisory Committees for Chile and the Philippines. Segal is a board member of Mercado Libre, Vista Oil & Gas, and Robinhood, as well as an honorary director at Scotiabank. She also serves on the boards of Americas Society/Council of the Americas, the Tinker Foundation, the Bretton Woods Committee, and is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations. In 1999, she received the Order of Bernardo O'Higgins, Grand Officer Grade, in Chile. In 2009, Colombian President Álvaro Uribe honored her with the Order of San Carlos. In 2012, Mexican President Felipe Calderón awarded her the Mexican Order of the Aztec Eagle. In 2013, the Chilean-American Chamber of Commerce recognized her as Honorary Chilean of the Year. In 2018, she received the Order of Merit for Distinguished Service of Peru, Grand Officer rank, from President Martín Vizcarra. In 2022, she was recognized by Colombian President Iván Duque with the Order of Boyacá, Grand Cross category. Most recently, in September 2023, she was honored by the government of Ecuador with the National Order of Honorato Vásquez, Commander grade.

Felipe Larraín Bascuñán, born on February 14, 1958, in Santiago, Chile, is a distinguished Chilean economist, academic, and politician. He completed his secondary education at San Ignacio El Bosque and Tabancura schools in Santiago. Later, between 1976 and 1980, he studied Commercial Engineering at the Pontifical Catholic University of Chile (PUC), where he graduated in 1981. He continued his education at Harvard University, earning a master’s degree in 1983 and a PhD in Economics in 1985, with a thesis titled "Essay on Exchange Rate and Economic Activity in Developing Countries." In the academic field, Larraín has been a professor of Economics at PUC since 1996, teaching courses in Macroeconomics and International Economics. He has also worked as a consultant for various international organizations, including the United Nations, the World Bank, the Inter-American Development Bank, and the International Monetary Fund. In his political career, he served as Chile’s Minister of Finance during two terms: first from 2010 to 2014, and later from 2018 to 2019, both under President Sebastián Piñera's administration. During his tenure, he was recognized as "Best Finance Minister of Latin America" in 2010 and "Best Finance Minister of the Americas" in 2010 and 2018 by prestigious international publications. After leaving government, Larraín took on the role of Director of the Latin American Center for Economic and Social Policies at the Pontifical Catholic University (CLAPES UC), a position he had also held between 2014 and 2018. In this role, he has contributed to the analysis and development of public policies in Chile and Latin America. As an author, he has published 14 books and more than 120 professional articles across different regions of the world. Among his most notable works are "Macroeconomics in the Global Economy", co-authored with Jeffrey Sachs in 1993, and "The Economic Transformation of Chile", co-edited with Rodrigo Vergara in 2000. Most recently, in 2024, he edited the book "Chile 2050: One Country. Four Presidents", published by Ediciones UC, which compiles the visions of four former Chilean presidents on the future of the country.