Gabriel Rojas-Andrade is the director of restorative justice for USIP's Colombia program and works closely with the Institute’s peace processes team . He is an expert in transitional justice with a focus on restorative justice, macro-criminality, international humanitarian law and international criminal law.

Rojas-Andrade has over 15 years of experience working with victims, ex-combatants, people with disabilities and child soldiers affected by Colombia's armed conflict. His roles have included legal advisory, capacity building, and coordinating humanitarian and development projects with various human rights NGOs and the U.N. Refugee Agency. 

He has served as a political specialist at the U.S. Embassy in Bogotá, providing insights on peace and security. He also held the position of justice coordinator at the International Center for Transitional Justice in Colombia, where he worked on international criminal law, international humanitarian law and restorative justice standards for the Colombian transitional justice model. Additionally, he advised on macro-criminal investigations in the Special Jurisdiction for Peace in Colombia.

In 2020, Rojas-Andrade received the Simón Bolívar National Journalism Award for his work on macro-criminality and the killings of social leaders in Colombia. 

He holds a doctorate in law  from Los Andes University in Bogotá and a master’s degree in political theory from the London School of Economics and Political Science, along with undergraduate and master’s degrees in philosophy and literature.