Felipe Estefan is the vice president and head of the Washington, DC Office. He leads Luminate’s efforts in Latin America, managing grants and investments focused on advancing civic empowerment, independent media, data and digital rights, and financial transparency in the region.

Previously, as an open government strategist at the World Bank, Estefan travelled to more than 40 countries around the world, advocating for and advancing efforts to make governments more open and to foster collaboration between state and non-state organizations.

Prior to this, Estefan was a founding member of the Open Contracting Partnership, a planning producer at CNN’s Washington bureau and was part of the Permanent Mission of Colombia to the United Nations in Switzerland.

Estefan was an event speaker at the Dialogue.