Luis Fernando De Angulo
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Luis Fernando de Angulo (born September 29, 1952 in Bogotá
, Colombia
) is the director of Corporate Social Responsibility
for Occidental Petroleum Corporation since September 2004. He leads the implementation of the Human Rights
Policy and the Voluntary Principles, along with the risk assessment
and training tools required by the social responsibility
function.
De Angulo graduated from the Civil Engineering
faculty
of the Universidad de Los Andes
in Bogotá, Colombia. He joined Occidental Petroleum after a two year scholarship at the Weatherhead Center for International Affairs at Harvard University
, where he co-directed the Colombia Civil Society Initiative. His involvement in the Colombia Initiative is preceded by 22 years of experience leading and managing public participation processes, regional development projects, business, community, and government partnerships, as well as organizing nonprofit networks for local and regional development.
Bogotá
Bogotá, Distrito Capital , from 1991 to 2000 called Santa Fé de Bogotá, is the capital, and largest city, of Colombia. It is also designated by the national constitution as the capital of the department of Cundinamarca, even though the city of Bogotá now comprises an independent Capital district...
, Colombia
Colombia
Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia , is a unitary constitutional republic comprising thirty-two departments. The country is located in northwestern South America, bordered to the east by Venezuela and Brazil; to the south by Ecuador and Peru; to the north by the Caribbean Sea; to the...
) is the director of Corporate Social Responsibility
Corporate social responsibility
Corporate social responsibility is a form of corporate self-regulation integrated into a business model...
for Occidental Petroleum Corporation since September 2004. He leads the implementation of the Human Rights
Human rights
Human rights are "commonly understood as inalienable fundamental rights to which a person is inherently entitled simply because she or he is a human being." Human rights are thus conceived as universal and egalitarian . These rights may exist as natural rights or as legal rights, in both national...
Policy and the Voluntary Principles, along with the risk assessment
Risk assessment
Risk assessment is a step in a risk management procedure. Risk assessment is the determination of quantitative or qualitative value of risk related to a concrete situation and a recognized threat...
and training tools required by the social responsibility
Social responsibility
Social responsibility is an ethical ideology or theory that an entity, be it an organization or individual, has an obligation to act to benefit society at large. Social responsibility is a duty every individual or organization has to perform so as to maintain a balance between the economy and the...
function.
De Angulo graduated from the Civil Engineering
Civil engineering
Civil engineering is a professional engineering discipline that deals with the design, construction, and maintenance of the physical and naturally built environment, including works like roads, bridges, canals, dams, and buildings...
faculty
Faculty (university)
A faculty is a division within a university comprising one subject area, or a number of related subject areas...
of the Universidad de Los Andes
University of the Andes, Colombia
The University of the Andes , is a coeducational, nonsectarian private university located in city centre Bogotá, Colombia. Founded in 1948, the University has 9 faculties: Administration, Architecture and Design, Arts and Humanities, Sciences, Social Sciences, Law, Economics, Engineering and...
in Bogotá, Colombia. He joined Occidental Petroleum after a two year scholarship at the Weatherhead Center for International Affairs at Harvard University
Harvard University
Harvard University is a private Ivy League university located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States, established in 1636 by the Massachusetts legislature. Harvard is the oldest institution of higher learning in the United States and the first corporation chartered in the country...
, where he co-directed the Colombia Civil Society Initiative. His involvement in the Colombia Initiative is preceded by 22 years of experience leading and managing public participation processes, regional development projects, business, community, and government partnerships, as well as organizing nonprofit networks for local and regional development.