About

Fernando Rodas is legal vice president and secretary general at Grupo Suramericana (Grupo Sura), a leading Colombian insurer and one of the top 10 largest companies in the country. A well respected in-house professional in Colombia, Rodas has a rich educational background with a master of law in commercial and corporate law from the London School of Economics, a specialist degree in administrative law from Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana and a degree in humanities from University of Antioquia. Rodas complements his legal education with studies completed in business management at INALDE Business School, providing him with the unique commercial aptitude necessary to lead the legal function at Sura. In his rich professional career Rodas has participated in the creation of several companies including Susalud, Suratep and has participated in notable legal cases. Rodas has spent 25 years of his career studying and practicing in the field of insurance and reinsurance and has been involved with a great number of acquisitions, divestitures, mergers and company inceptions, as well as with investment projects and financial restructuring with national, international banks and the International Finance Corporation, part of the World Bank. Rodas previously served as lawyer and legal manager at Sura and Valores Bancolombia. He has also taught risk insurance and international contracts at the Pontifical University Bolivariana, EAFIT, Antioquia, CES, University of Medellin and San Buenaventura University. Prior to that Rodas worked as secretary general of the University of Medellin.