Journalist and social activist
Juan David Aristizabal investigates and reports on the Latin American innovators that are transforming the region. He is a journalist and social activist.
In January 2013, Forbes magazine listed him on its 30 Under 30 list as a leader in connecting Colombians to socially-minded initiatives and engaging the broader community in their development.
His team won an MTV Latin America Millennial Award for their Buena Nota Foundation, a digital platform founded in 2006 that showcases social entrepreneurship projects. He is co-founder of Buena Nota and currently serves as president of the Ideas for a Better Country Foundation.
In 2012, Juan David was listed among the 100 Leaders of Colombian Society in the country’s magazine Gerente. In August 2013 both the Semana magazine and Leadership and Democracy Foundation ranked him among the 20 individuals who are revolutionizing Colombia.
He is currently obtaining his masters’ in a dual-degree program for journalism and international relations at Columbia University.