B. Piedad Urdinola

B. Piedad Urdinola serves as the Director of the National Administrative Department of Statistics (DANE) in Colombia, where she is instrumental in overseeing the country's statistical operations and ensuring the accuracy and timeliness of economic data collection. Urdinola has been a prominent advocate for the importance of updated economic censuses, emphasizing that Colombia has not conducted a national economic census in over three decades, which hinders effective policy-making and economic planning. Under her leadership, the Censo Económico Nacional Urbano 2024 is set to be the most significant statistical operation in Colombia's history, aimed at capturing comprehensive data on the country's diverse economic landscape.