Echeverry, who has served as Colombia’s Minister of Finance from 2010-12, succeeds Javier Gutierrez. He also served as dean of the faculty of Economy at Universidad de los Andes and as head of the National Planning Department.
He also has been a consultant and commentator in economics and has advised several governments and companies. Until a few months ago, he was executive director for Colombia and Ecuador at the Inter-American Development Bank.