Born in Cali, Colombia, in years marked by violence and uncertainty. She understood early on that life can change from one day to the next and that education, excellence, and judgment are profound forms of resistance and transformation.
An Eiffel Fellow, one of the French government’s most prestigious scholarships for global leaders, she studied at Sciences Po and Sorbonne in Paris. This stage marked her first major reinvention: the moment curiosity became identity and ambition acquired a global dimension.
Her professional career was forged in New York, in the demanding world of corporate law and cross-border M&A transactions. For over two decades, she has led complex operations in infrastructure, telecommunications, and financial services in Latin America and globally, with transactions exceeding $50 billion in added value.
Leticia was the first Latina partner in the history of Willkie Farr & Gallagher and subsequently the first Latina to join its Executive Committee, where she contributed to the firm’s strategy and leadership while founding and managing the Latin America Practice. Today, she is a partner at Paul, Weiss, one of the world’s most influential firms, where she continues to advise on high-impact global operations.
She has been recognized by Latinvex Top 100 Lawyers, Legal 500 Private Practice Powerlist, and as a Latina Trailblazer, among other honors. Beyond awards, she considers her greatest achievement to have paved the way and created visible role models for new generations of diverse leaders.
Alongside her legal career, Leticia has built an honest and profound public voice. She is the author of "Confesiones de una mujer real", presented at the International Book Fair of Bogotá, with a prologue by José Andrés, where she explores without filters success, vulnerability, motherhood, pain, and identity. She also writes a monthly column in La República, one of Latin America’s leading economic newspapers, reflecting on leadership, reinvention, and the emotional dimension of the corporate world.
A member of YPO and participant in the Harvard Business School Presidents’ Program, Leticia believes authenticity is not a slogan but a strategy, and that contemporary leadership demands competence, courage, and human connection.
ÉLAN is the natural expression of her journey: a space where thought and action meet, where conversations replace scripts, and where leadership is explored not just through achievement, but through consciousness, presence, and meaning.
