Sergio Guzmán is the co-founder and director of Colombia Risk Analysis. He provides commercial, security, and political risk analysis for the Andean region. Guzmán has worked with clients in the fields of mining and energy, financial inclusion, manufacturing, trade, agriculture, medicinal cannabis, transportation and logistics, and the retail sector. Guzmán also provides advice and analysis to different governments and international humanitarian organizations working in Colombia. Guzmán is also as an adjunct professor of business administration at Universidad Externado de Colombia, where he teaches political risk analysis to students in the university’s MBA program.
Guzmán is a columnist for Global Americans, and he has written for Americas Quarterly, the Economist Intelligence Unit, Oxford Analytica, and Foreign Policy. His writing explores the political and security context in Colombia and the Andean region. Before joining Colombia Risk Analysis, Guzmán was the principal analyst for Colombia, Bolivia, and Suriname at Control Risks, where he was an international consultant in political and security risks.
Guzmán holds a master’s degree in international economics and international relations from the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies.