Juan Carlos de la Hoz

Juan Carlos de la Hoz

Juan Carlos de la Hoz has been the Country Representative at the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) Country Office in Barbados since 2016. Prior to Barbados, Juan Carlos, a citizen of Colombia, worked as Chief of Operations in IDB’s Brazil and Mexico Country Offices. Juan Carlos joined the staff of the IDB in 1999 and initially worked as Senior Social Development Specialist with a particular focus on Health. From 2005 to 2006 he served as Division Chief (a.i) of the Social Programs Division in the Regional Operations Department. Before joining the IDB, Juan Carlos worked as Vice-president - Health Insurance, Corporate Planning Director and National Contracting Manager at the National Social Security Institute in Colombia. He is a Medical Doctor and received a M.Sc. in Health Economics from the University of York in the U.K.