César Barrero Berardinelli

A graduate of Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, César holds a postgraduate specialization in New Technologies Law and a Yale University Management Program for Lawyers Diploma.

He has more than 25 years of experience in public law, infrastructure, and multisector government procurement. He advises on project structuring and execution and represents clients in administrative proceedings and litigation. His experience spans ports, airports, roads, railways, and public utilities.

He previously served as lead partner of KPMG Law in Colombia, partner at Philippi Prietocarrizosa Ferrero DU & Uría, and General Counsel of the Colombian Coffee Growers Federation, including its coffee chain Juan Valdez and other affiliates. In the public sector, he served as Legal Director of the Water and Sanitation Regulatory Commission (CRA) and held leadership and concession coordination roles at the National Concessions Institute, now the National Infrastructure Agency (ANI).

He participated in negotiations for Colombia’s Free Trade Agreement with the United States, represented Colombia in OAS Hemispheric Port Conferences, and served on presidential infrastructure commissions including presidential transition committees in infrastructure.

Languages: Spanish, English, and Italian.