Oscar Giovanni León Suárez

Mr Oscar Giovanni León Suárez is Executive Secretary of the Inter-American Telecommunications Commission.  In this role he has been a fundamental ally in the development of agreements, execution of projects, and telecommunications programs in Latin America and the Caribbean. Mr León has promoted and supported the development of the telecommunications industry in Latin America, which has attracted a greater number of American companies as associate members of the Inter-American Telecommunications Commission. ICT Ministries, Head of Regulators, and telecommunications companies of the Americas seek the technical advice of Mr León to improve the conditions of their telecommunications industries in the Americas and massify the use of information technology.

Mr León previously held the position of former General Director of National Spectrum Agency of Colombia. He was also Regulatory Manager of Claro Colombia (America Movil) and he has been advisor of multiple ICT Ministers and Regulatory Authorities in Latin America. He has worked for the Colombian Telecommunication Regulator and as Project Director in Solutions Providers of Microsoft.

A resourceful strategic leader with trackable successes over 25 years of ICT experience, Mr León’s major strengths include planning and execution of policy and regulatory strategies: team management for technology projects and an active network of contacts (government, regulatory, private sector, industry associations, civil society organizations and other multilateral organizations). He is recognized for strong result orientation, high degree of integrity, transparency and responsibility. He has a great ability developing and implementing successful solutions for corporate responsibility and social investment.

Mr León is an Electronic Engineer with post grade in Telecommunications Project Management and a Master in Business Administration.