Marco Matías Aleman

Studied law at the Javeriana University (J.D., 1991) where he also obtained a Corporate Law Certificate (L.L.M., 1996). He then obtained a Diploma in Advanced Studies (DEA) in Research at the Alcala University (Spain, 2006), and a Ph.D. in Law (2011, Cum Laude). Practiced as an IP Attorney from 1991 to 1995. He was then appointed Head of the Colombian Industrial Property Office, from 1995 to 1998, and was invited as a Fellow Visiting Researcher at the Max Planck Institute in Munich, Germany in 1998.
He joined the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) in Geneva, Switzerland, in 1999 holding different positions: Senior Program Officer, Office of Cooperation for Development for Latin America and the Caribbean, Deputy Director in the Division for Public Policy and Development, Director of the Patent Law Division.
He currently holds the position of Assistant Director General, leading the IP and Innovation Ecosystem Sector (IES).