About me

My name is Luis Iglesias Monsalve. I am a communications professional with an M.A. in Communication from Pennsylvania State University and a background in journalism from the Universidad Autónoma del Caribe in Barranquilla, Colombia.

My professional career bridges the gap between journalism, the energy sector, and strategic communications across both public and private organizations. I am deeply interested in exploring how narratives, public opinion, and the construction of meaning influence social legitimacy within the energy industry.

Additionally, I am the founder of Nuntis, a thought-leadership platform dedicated to communication strategies for the energy industry in Colombia.

Research

I explore how narratives, social perception, and interpretive frameworks influence the legitimacy of climate change and the transformation of the energy sector, with a particular focus on the United States and Latin America.

PROJECTS

Throughout my career in the energy sector, public policy communication, corporate relations, and journalism, I have led strategic communication projects within highly complex institutional environments. The following works represent my experience in articulating narratives, reputation management, and editorial direction for high-impact public and private organizations.

Opinion

Santa Marta and the Energy Transition

As representatives from over 50 countries gather in Santa Marta for the International Conference on Fossil Fuel Transition, an uncomfortable reality looms over the entire conversation: what governments say and what they actually fund don’t always align. There is plenty of talk about energy transition, decarbonization, clean energy, and energy independence. In fact, as has …

Colombia Doesn’t Have to Choose Between Clean Energy and Gas

A false dilemma is being sold to Colombians, especially amidst today’s electoral tensions: the choice between the energy transition and natural gas, as if the two were mutually exclusive. While the political agenda forces us to bet on one or the other, the reality of the power grid tells a different story. We aren’t facing …