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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 and the Shangai Expo 2015.

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.

Business career

 * Gaviria served as Chairman of the Board of Industrias Aliadas S.A. and is also Founder of Coffeecol.


 * Gaviria served as senior advisor to the Executive director, representing Colombia at the World Bank in 1999 and 2000.  In February 2007, the World Bank Group President Paul Wolfowitz appointed Gaviria to  an independent panel of experts to review the operations of the Department of Institutional Integrity.

He also currently serves as the Chairman of the Board of Directors of Visión de Valores SA and Aurora.


 * Since March 19, 2015, Gaviria has been appointed Non-Independent Director of Bolsa Mercantil de Colombia SA.  and also serves as as a member of the Board of Directors of Banco Agrario de Colombia and Previsora SA.


 * He is a past Chairman of Cafeteros de Colombia, the country largest coffee grower and exporter association.


 * Gaviria was an external Consultant to the International Finance Corporation (IFC).


 * Gaviria served as a Member of the Board of Directors of Ecopetrol.

Expo leadership
Gaviria served as Ambassador of Colombia in special mission and general commissioner to Expo 2010, known officially as Expo 2010 Shanghai China.

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

Awards and distinctions

 * Military Medal of The National Defense Ministry in the category of Grand Officer conferred on June 26, 2014


 * Medal Marco Fidel Suarez, conferred by the Commander of the Colombian Air Force, April 10, 2014.


 * Statues "Sixth Brigade Soldier" conferred by the commander of the Sixth Flanged Military Department of Tolima, in 2008


 * Medal Order City Ibague. Conferred by the Municipality of Ibagué, in 2005


 * "Cacique Calarcá" award to Allied Industries SA, conferred by the Governor of Tolima on December 12, 1997.


 * Order of the Congress of Colombia in the grade of Commander at Coffee Enterprises, chaired by Gustavo Gaviria Angel.