Mr Luis-Felipe DUCHICELA

Senior Advisor for Indigenous Peoples, US Agency for International Development (USAID)

As of June 10, 2019, Luis-Felipe serves as the Senior Advisor for Indigenous Peoples' Issues at the Inclusive Development Hub of USAID’s Bureau for Development, Democracy and Innovation (DDI), based in Washington, DC. His main role is to provide oversight and coordination of resources, strategies and programs to protect the rights and address the needs of Indigenous Peoples. Prior to USAID, Luis Felipe served as Global Advisor on Indigenous Peoples at the World Bank during close to six years. He was also the first National Secretary for Indigenous Peoples and Afro-Ecuadorians in Ecuador in 1994. Luis Felipe holds a Master’s degree in Public and Private Management from Yale University and his Bachelor’s degree is in Architecture and Regional Planning from Universidad Central del Ecuador in Quito. His country of origin is Ecuador, of Quechua descent, from the Puruhá People of the Chimborazo province in the central Andes of Ecuador.