David has more than five years of professional experience providing legal advice to financial institutions and companies in the real sector, with a particular focus on the prevention of LA/FT/FPADM and C/ST risks.

He led the Compliance practice at Ustáriz & Abogados, where he coordinated the implementation of Anti-Money Laundering, Counter-Terrorist Financing, and Counter-Proliferation Financing risk prevention systems, including SAGRILAFT and SARLAFT, as well as anti-corruption and anti-transnational bribery programs such as the Business Transparency and Ethics Program (PTEE). He has served as a Compliance Officer for various companies and has extensive experience in the implementation and management of Personal Data Protection Programs.

He obtained his law degree from Pontificia Universidad Javeriana (Bogotá, Colombia). Cuenta con una especialización en Legislación Financiera y una Maestría en Derecho Privado, ambas de la Universidad de los Andes (Bogotá, Colombia), donde actualmente cursa una especialización en Derecho Penal. Additionally, he holds a diploma in SARLAFT and Compliance from Universidad de La Sabana and is a certified ISO/IEC 27001 Internal Auditor by SGS Colombia.

David has advised more than 10 companies ranked among the top 1,000 largest in Colombia and has published academic research on the application of RegTech technologies within the securities market.

David is fluent in Spanish, English, and Italian, and has a basic knowledge of German.