Luis Vélez currently works as a Consultant for the Open Contracting Team in the Governance Global Practice of the World Bank Group. Luis joined the WBG in 2012, where he worked on several initiatives attempting to use ICTs as platforms to facilitate an open and collaborative development process between governments and citizens. His professional background before joining the World Bank includes working at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of his native Colombia, and at the Department of International Affairs of the Organization of American States. Luis graduated in International Relations from Universidad del Rosario in Bogotá, Colombia and he is a MA Candidate in International Development from American University.