Silvana has more than 10 years of professional experience in the financial, banking, and securities sectors, gained at high-level institutions such as the Financial Regulation Unit (Unidad de Regulación Financiera – URF), Banco de la República (the Central Bank of Colombia), and Banco Davivienda, as well as at prestigious law firms and within the Fintech ecosystem. She has led legal teams and advised national and international entities on corporate law, foreign exchange regulation, regulatory matters, and financial legal risk management.

She is a lawyer and economist from Pontificia Universidad Javeriana (Bogotá, Colombia).  She holds a specialization in Financial Legislation from Universidad de los Andes (Bogotá, Colombia) and a Master’s degree (LL.M.) in International Financial Law from King’s College London (United Kingdom), where she graduated with merit. In addition, she has complemented her training with specialized studies in Fintech regulation at Duke University and regulatory analysis.

She has also led high-impact regulatory projects for the country, such as the open finance and financial portability decrees at the URF, and has structured complex M&A transactions and international financing operations. Her experience ranges from the implementation of compliance systems (SAGRILAFT and PTEE) to strategic advisory work in investment banking and new technologies.

Silvana speaks Spanish, English, and Italian.