Lorena Perdomo Charris currently works on a project with small-scale vendors in Bogota's low-income neighborhoods. Before joining IPA she worked as an assistant at Universidad de los Andes, as a research assistant for a household savings project at University of California, San Diego, and as a consultant for peace building related projects at the International Organization for Migrations (IOM). Lorena holds a joint BA degree in Political Science and Economics from Universidad de los Andes, Colombia.