A launchpad for collaboration, discovery, and action.
Since 2012, the Columbia Global Center Santiago has been connecting Columbia with the people, ideas, and institutions in Chile and the broader Latin America region.
The Santiago Center has become a vibrant space for research, education, and public engagement. From climate resilience and democracy to journalism, health, and sustainability, the Center supports programs that bring together Columbia faculty, students, alumni, and local partners to tackle the issues that matter most.
Thanks to Chile’s unique geography and innovation ecosystem, the region is a living laboratory for research in earth sciences, renewable energy, and public health. The Center brings Columbia into the heart of that dynamic landscape. Its programming includes study abroad opportunities and academic exchanges, fieldwork, and research collaborations with local universities, workshops and virtual internships that push learning beyond the classroom.
The Santiago Center also hosts events ranging from policy panels and film screenings to book launches and art showcases. Many are co-organized with Chilean universities, think tanks, NGOs, and institutions, rendering the Center a valued space for inspired dialogue, learning and inclusive participation.
Antonio Campaña has been director of the Columbia Global Center in Santiago, Chile since June 2024. Campaña has more than 30 years of experience as a professor of economics and leader of globally engaged institutions. He is the former executive director of the Fulbright Commission in Chile, where he served for more than a decade. During his tenure, he developed innovative programs for Chilean grantees, researchers, and scholars in the United States, and fostered strategic partnerships with governmental, academic, and private sector institutions in both Chile and the U.S. Before joining the Fulbright Commission, Campaña was an advisor in the Office of the Academic Vice-Rector at Universidad Diego Portales in Chile. In that role, he led critical initiatives to expand the university's global engagement. His career also includes serving as deputy director of the British Council in Chile, director of the Department of Law & Economics at Universidad Diego Portales, and as an economist at the United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean in Santiago. Additionally, he was the head of research at ABN AMRO Bank in Chile, where he conducted extensive research on the Chilean and Latin American markets.
