Gustavo Gaviria Angel

Not to be confused with Gustavo Gaviria.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Gaviria.

Gustavo Gaviria Angel (born August 12, 1948; Bogota, Colombia) is a Colombian coffee entrepreneur, founder and President of Industrias Aliadas, Coffeecol, Aurora and Chairman of Vision de Valores S.A. He is best known for his contribution as special ambassador of Colombia to the Milan Expo 2010^[3] and the Shanghai Expo 2015.^[4]

Gustavo Gaviria Angel
Born	August 12, 1948 Bogota, Colombia
Nationality	Colombian
Occupation	Entrepreneur
Years active	48
Known for	Expo 2010, Expo 2016, Ambassador on special Mission, Industrias Aliadas, Coffeecol
Notable work	Independent panel review of the World Bank Group Department of Institutional Integrity[1][2]
Spouse	Margareth Halaby
Children	Laura Gaviria Halaby, Alejandro Gaviria Halaby

Personal life

Gaviria studied industrial engineering from the University of Los Andes (Colombia). He holds a postgraduate degree in management from University of La Sabana also known as Inalde.

Career

Gaviria serves as an adviser of the International Finance Corporation.

Expo leadership

Gaviria served as Ambassador of Colombia in special mission and general commissioner to Expo 2010, known officially as Expo 2010 Shanghai China.^[3][5][6]

Gaviria was member of Board of Directors of the Sustainable Food Pavilion at Expo 2015, a Universal Exposition hosted by Milan, Italy.^[4] In this capacity, he was responsible for introducing Colombia to the 3 million visitors of this event.