Strategic Consulting that Transforms · Bogotá, Colombia

Rafael
Fajardo
Moreno

Two decades building institutions that work, policies that transform, and decisions grounded in evidence.

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20+
Years of experience
15+
Organizations
25+
Publications
4
Sectors of impact
"The distance between a brilliant strategy and a real result is closed by those who know how to operate in complexity without losing their bearings." — Rafael Fajardo Moreno

With more than two decades at the highest strategic level of the national public sector, United Nations agencies, multilateral organizations, and international impact organizations, I offer consulting that combines technical rigor, critical thinking, and real execution capacity. I do not just diagnose: I build with teams, design the mechanisms, and accompany implementation until results are measurable.

What I do

Strategic consulting services

Each service is backed by real experience at the highest level of complex organizations — not theoretical frameworks, but proven results in the field.

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Strategic Direction and Institutional Transformation
From diagnosis to architecture that works

Design and facilitation of strategic planning processes, institutional strengthening, governance model development, and organizational transformation. Experience leading strategic cycles in large-scale public entities, UN agencies, and international foundations.

Strategic planning Governance Organizational transformation Institutional strengthening
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Public Policy Design and Evaluation
Policy that solves, not policy that declares

Formulation, implementation, and evaluation of public policies with rigorous methodologies: logical frameworks, systems analysis, outcome and impact indicators. Design of institutional architectures — including Delivery Units — to ensure that policy translates into real transformations. Direct experience with the Presidency of the Republic, PAHO, UNODC, and sectoral entities.

Policy formulation Impact evaluation CONPES Delivery Units Regulatory analysis
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M&E, Data Intelligence and AI for Decision-Making
From data to insight that transforms organizations

Design and implementation of monitoring, tracking, and evaluation systems; strategic dashboards, performance indicators, and Delivery Unit architectures for goal assurance. Integration of Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning models, and AI Agents to automate analysis, anticipate trends, and power evidence-based decision-making. Tools: Tableau, Power BI, Python, systems dynamics.

M&E Systems Artificial Intelligence Machine Learning AI Agents Dashboards Tableau · Power BI
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Energy Transition
Navigating the energy shift with strategic and territorial vision

Specialized consulting on energy transition processes: strategy design, sectoral policy, renewable energy projects with territorial impact, and green finance. Experience in Colombian regulatory frameworks, international cooperation mechanisms for the sector, and engagement with communities and territories.

Energy transition Renewable energy Energy policy Green finance Territorial impact
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International Cooperation and Project Management
Projects that execute, report, and endure

Structuring, formulation, management, and closeout of international cooperation projects under PMD Pro and PMI standards. Project portfolio management with strategic focus and agile execution through leading-edge methodologies: Scrum, Kanban, and Scrumban. Engagement with donors (IDB, UNDP, GIZ, UNODC) and high-level accountability.

PMD Pro · PMI Project portfolio Scrum · Kanban · Scrumban BID · PNUD · GIZ Donor management
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National Royalties System and Territorial Development
Public resources that reach territories with real impact

Specialized advisory on Colombia's National Royalties System cycle: structuring, formulation, registration, monitoring, control, and evaluation of investment projects. Ten years of experience and academic publications. Expert in BPIN and SMSCE.

SGR SMSCE / BPIN Territorial investment
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Company Creation, Valuation, and Startup Incubation
From idea to business model that attracts capital and generates value

End-to-end support across the entrepreneurship cycle: ideation, validation, business model structuring, valuation of startups and early-stage companies, and incubation and acceleration processes. Support in designing entrepreneurship ecosystems, engaging with investment funds, seed capital, and non-conventional financing mechanisms for new impact businesses.

Company creation Startup valuation Incubation Business models Seed capital Impact entrepreneurship
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Innovation Model Implementation
Innovating with method: structured creativity that delivers real results

Design and implementation of organizational and product innovation models using leading-edge agile methodologies: Scrum for iterative team management, Design Thinking for user-centered creative problem-solving, and open and corporate innovation frameworks. Support in transforming organizational cultures toward agile, collaborative environments oriented to continuous experimentation.

Design Thinking Scrum Agile methodologies Corporate innovation Open innovation Agile culture
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Sustainability, Environmental Permitting, and ESG Reporting
Reporting with rigor what truly transforms

Design and implementation of corporate sustainability strategies and reports under the highest international standards: GRI, SASB, IFRS S1/S2 (ISSB), TCFD, Global Compact, and SDGs. Support in environmental permitting processes before ANLA, socio-environmental project management, and community engagement. Direct GRI experience from the strategic direction of Fundación PLAN.

GRI SASB · IFRS S1/S2 TCFD · ISSB Global Compact · SDGs ANLA Permitting Socio-environmental management
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Delivery Units & Strategic Performance Assurance
The instrument that turns plans into results

Design, implementation, and operation of Delivery Units for monitoring, tracking, and assuring the achievement of established strategic goals. Inspired by the Blair–Barber model adapted to the Colombian context, this service articulates governance, monitoring routines, tracer indicators, and escalation mechanisms that ensure executive decisions translate into measurable results. Ideal for executive offices, ministerial cabinets, and boards of directors that need execution discipline on critical strategic bets.

Delivery Units Modelo Blair–Barber Strategic assurance Monitoring routines Tracer indicators Governance ejecutiva
Why work with me

What you won't find in any other firm

Three concrete reasons to choose this consultancy over any other option in the market.

Executive, not just advisor

I have held Vice President, Strategic Director, and CEO roles. I understand the pressure of making real decisions with real resources and real consequences. My consulting comes from having stood exactly where my clients stand.

Three worlds, one integrated view

National public sector, international cooperation, and private sector. Few consultants have operated in all three with equal depth. This allows me to connect worlds, translate languages, and build bridges others cannot see.

Academic rigor in practice

PhD candidate, two master's degrees, MBA, and more than 25 academic publications. I do not separate academia from practice: my conceptual frameworks are born in the field and return to it as robust, measurable solutions.

International standards, local context

Advanced English. Direct experience with UN agencies, IDB, GIZ, AECID, and international donors. I know their formats, requirements, and language — and how to translate them to the Colombian context without losing rigor.

Institutional track record

Organizations con las que he trabajado

More than 20 years of direct engagement with the most relevant actors in the public sector, international cooperation, and social development in Colombia and worldwide.

National Hydrocarbons Agency (ANH) Plan International Ministry of Mines and Energy UNODC PAHO IOM UNDP Inter-American Development Bank GIZ AECID Presidency of the Republic National Royalties System DNP Corporación Humanas Misereor Universidad de La Salle Universidad Distrital
Education and certifications

Academic and professional credentials

An analytical foundation that integrates technical, economic, institutional, and territorial dimensions in every analysis and decision process.

Academic Background
PhD Candidate in Development and Territorial Studies
Universidad de La Salle · In progress (expected graduation Dec. 2026)
Specialization in Machine Learning
Universidad EAN · In progress
Master's in Development Studies and Management
Universidad de La Salle · 2018
Master's in Industrial Engineering
Universidad Distrital · 2016
Master of Business Administration (MBA)
Universidad San Pablo CEU, Spain · 2013
Industrial Engineering
Universidad Distrital · 2006
Certifications and Specialized Training
PMD Pro — Project Management for Development
PMI · Reg. PDM569562
Tableau Basic and Advanced
Data visualization and analysis
Internal Auditor ISO 9000 · MECI · NTC GP 1000
ICONTEC · Universidad Distrital
Sphere · SSAFE · Behavioral Economics
Humanitarian standards and behavioral analysis
IDB Datology · IDB Project Management
Inter-American Development Bank
+25 academic publications
Public policy · SGR · Energy · Development · Gender
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