Andrés Sánchez is a young professional. He holds a bachelor degree in Economics and an Academic Option in Business Administration from the Universidad de Los Andes located in Bogotá, Colombia.

Mr. Sánchez started working for the Department of Sustainable Development in January 2010, joining a working team to implement the Inter-American Biodiversity Information Network Project (IABIN). The goal of this 5-year project is to provide accessible and standard biodiversity information required by the 34 countries of the Americas to improve decision-making, particularly on human development and biodiversity issues. Likewise, he is currently working on the implementation of a Coral Reef Restoration and Watershed Management Demonstration Project for the Caribbean as well as a Capacity Building Program for the Western Hemisphere Migratory Species Initiative (WHMSI).

Within his interest and experience are sustainable and social development, policy analysis, business development and environmental management among others