Juan Carlos Portilla is an international lawyer and scholar specializing in global financial regulation, international law, and human rights litigation. He holds an LL.M. in International Law from The Fletcher School at Tufts University and has completed executive programs at Harvard Law School, Harvard Kennedy School, and The Hague Academy of International Law. A former Superintendent of Surveillance and Private Security in Colombia, he led reforms targeting criminal networks linked to narcotrafficking and money laundering. He currently investigates transnational financial crime in the United States, teaches International Financial Law at Universidad de La Sabana, and advances human rights through strategic litigation and international advocacy.
