About me

My name is Luis Iglesias Monsalve. I am a strategic communications professional with more than 14 years of experience in corporate communications, institutional reputation, and public narrative across complex sectors, including energy, mining, infrastructure, and public affairs.

I have worked with organizations such as Reficar (Ecopetrol Group), Colombia’s National Planning Department (DNP), Gallagher, and Prodeco (Glencore), leading initiatives related to strategic communications, reputation management, media relations, stakeholder engagement, and institutional positioning.

My experience includes high-profile corporate and public-facing projects, including institutional communications surrounding the international arbitration between Reficar and CB&I — one of the most significant cases in the recent history of Colombia’s energy sector.

I hold a Master of Arts in Communication from Penn State University (U.S.) and I am the founder of Nuntis, a platform focused on strategic communications, energy transition, and public narrative in Latin America.

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

We’re leaning harder than ever on gas and coal

In April I wrote for this same blog that El Niño wasn’t just a climate problem, but an energy, economic, and communications problem too, and that it would hit at the worst possible moment. This month’s numbers confirm that warning. XM’s report this week shows reservoirs closed August at 79.36%, with water inflows below the …

Fracking and Communication in Cesar, Colombia

Drummond Energy (a Drummond Ltd. subsidiary) recently announced it will prioritize shale fracking projects in the Cesar-Rancheria basin over building a regasification plant in Cienaga and importing natural gas. According to country manager Alberto Garcia, the gas beneath the basin could multiply the country’s reserves tenfold. The decision comes with the backing of President Abelardo …