Jeronimo Pareja-Cardona is a Program Officer at New York University’s Center on International Cooperation (CIC), where he supports the Inequality and Exclusion program within the Pathfinders for Peaceful, Just and Inclusive Societies team.
He brings more than eight years of experience advancing human rights and the inclusion of vulnerable communities through work with United Nations (UN) agencies and international organizations, with a focus on migration, gender equality, and social protection, particularly in Latin America.
Before joining CIC, he worked with UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, on the design and implementation of regional protection programs for refugees, advancing strategic partnerships with UN entities, governments, and civil society organizations. He also held leadership roles at the Danish Refugee Council (DRC), where he promoted research and information management initiatives to strengthen project design, evidence generation, and donor reporting.
He holds a Master of Public Administration in Development Practice from Columbia University, a master’s degree in International Relations from the Barcelona Institute of International Studies (IBEI), and a bachelor’s degree in Social Communication from the University of La Sabana in Colombia.