IDDEA Comunicaciones
Bogotá, Colombia

IDDEA Comunicaciones is a strategic consulting firm in Bogotá, Colombia, that integrates communications, stakeholder engagement, public affairs and regulatory management.

OFFICE LOCATION(S)

Bogotá - Colombia

EMPLOYEES

25

HEADQUARTERS

Carrera 16 # 93A - 36, office 304
Bogotá
Colombia

Phone: +57 3102482007

Email: santiago@iddea.com.co

Website: www.iddea.com.co

Santiago Arrieta

Strategic Director

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Nicole Klahr

Corporate Communications Director

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Juan Diego Álvarez

Public Affairs Director

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IDDEA Comunicaciones

Overview

IDDEA Comunicaciones is a strategic consulting firm that integrates communications, stakeholder engagement, public affairs, and regulatory management.
Our purpose is to empower organizations to achieve their business goals, strengthen their reputation, and build the social license they need to operate with legitimacy.
Guided by a set of values that define how we work, IDDEA Comunicaciones has, over the past 13 years, positioned itself as a firm known for its strategic capabilities, rigorous execution, and deep understanding of the national context and current affairs in Colombia.
IDDEA Comunicaciones operates through three business lines:
- License to Operate: We create favorable public-opinion environments in regions with high social or regulatory conflict.
- Corporate Communications: We support our clients in ensuring that communications become a strategic ally that helps organizations achieve their business objectives.
- Public Affairs: We transform our knowledge of government and public institutions into effective strategies that help organizations anticipate risks, position themselves in national debates, and actively influence policies and regulations that impact their business.
In addition to our core business lines, we offer several cross-cutting services that strengthen our operation, including crisis management, training and capacity-building programs, and graphic design. We also have a predominantly senior team of more than 25 consultants. From our office in Bogotá, we support clients across the entire country in Colombia.

Services

  • Corporate Communications
  • Crisis Management
  • License to Operate
  • Public Affairs
  • Public Relations
  • Regulatory Management

Industry Expertise

  • B2B
  • Education
  • Infrastructure
  • Mining
  • Oil and Gas
  • Pharmaceuticals
  • Professional Services

Santiago Arrieta - Strategic Director

Founder and partner at IDDEA Communications, a consulting firm specialized in building and strengthening reputation. Through strategic communications, we help businesses and projects become viable, sustainable, and operate under favorable conditions.
With over 20 years of experience, he has worked at leading agencies such as Dattis and Gravitas (now FTI Consulting) and led the communications team at Colombia’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs. He also collaborated with media outlets like CNN and magazines Gatopardo, Rolling Stone, and Cambio.
For the past 13 years as Strategic Director at IDDEA, he has advised clients including Hocol, Canacol Energy, KMA Construcciones, Bancóldex, DIAN, Puerto Bahía, Aguadulce, Aleatica, Fenalco, John Laing, IFC, Gran Tierra Energy, LATAM Airlines, Ashmore Group and many others.
He holds a degree in Social Communication and Journalism from Universidad de La Sabana, a Master’s in Political Studies from Universidad Francisco de Vitoria (Madrid), and a diploma in Campaign Planning and Design from Universidad José Ortega y Gasset.

Phone: +573102482007

Email: santiago@iddea.com.co

Nicole Klahr - Corporate Communications Director

Nicole Klahr Simhon is a communications strategist with more than 17 years of experience in corporate communications, reputation management and strategic positioning.

She is Partner and Strategic Director at IDDEA, where she leads the corporate communications and reputation practice, helping organizations align communication with business objectives. She oversees multidisciplinary teams and supports more than 20 clients annually, with strong expertise in crisis management, narrative development, brand positioning, and executive media training.

Previously, Nicole held senior roles at LLYC (Llorente & Cuenca) and Dattis Comunicaciones, advising CEOs and top executives on strategic communications and leading projects for multinational and regional companies across sectors. She has also structured communications departments for multinational companies entering the Colombian market.

She holds a Bachelor’s degree in Communications and Journalism from Universidad de La Sabana, with additional studies in Journalism at Concordia University and Fashion Marketing at LaSalle College in Montreal. Native Spanish speaker, fully fluent in English.

Email: nicole@iddea.com.co

Juan Diego Álvarez - Public Affairs Director

A lawyer by training, Juan Diego brings over 15 years of expertise across academia, government, and the private sector.

A graduate of Universidad de los Andes (Law, 2008), he earned an LL.M. in Law and Regulation from Columbia University (2011) and a Ph.D. in Law and Public Policy from Tulane University (2020).

From international consulting with USAID (2012-2015) to advising Colombia’s Minister of Health (2016-2017) and serving as Corporate Vice President for major investment groups (2017-2023), Juan Diego has driven transformative policies and strategies through the integration of different lines of expertise.

Currently, he works as professor at Universidad de los Andes’ Law Faculty and leads the public affairs area at IDDEA as partner since 2023.

At the agency he works with companies in different sectors (services, health, thermoelectric, mining, and oil firms) crafting public policy proposals to navigate sectoral challenges and fuel sustainable growth.

Email: juan@iddea.com.co