Estefania Torres Barrera, a Colombian national, has extensive experience in strategic planning, executive-level reporting, resource management, and business transformation.

Before joining CAO, Estefania held various roles across the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) and the World Bank Group. Her work has spanned both oversight and operational departments, including the Office of Internal Audit at the IDB, the Compliance Advisor Ombudsman at the World Bank, and the financial management, procurement, and environmental and social risk and safeguards units at the IDB. In these roles, she led strategic planning and reporting processes, managed human and financial resources, and oversaw daily operations. Estefania has also led major business transformation initiatives, gaining deep expertise in innovation, digital transformation, stakeholder engagement, and change management.