Santiago Tobón is a Professor of Economics and the Director of the Center for Research in Economics and Finance—CIEF  at Universidad EAFIT in Medellín, Colombia. He is also a researcher of Innovations for Poverty Action—IPA, an academic member of Evidence in Governance and Politics—EGAP, an invited researcher of J-PAL's Crime and Violence Initiative, and an affiliate of Households in Conflict Network—HiCN.