Lina Lucumi was born in Cali, Colombia but her parents are originally from Quinamayó, Valle, Colombia. She graduated from the Universidad del Valle with a degree in public accounting. Her education and professional career have been focused on Researching about Organizational Studies from critical approaches. Ms. Lucumi recently worked as a research assistant in a research project led by Professor Monika Hudson from the University of San Francisco, which is sponsored by Fulbright U. S.
She plans to attend graduate and postgraduate school to study Inequality and Social Science in order to work towards developing multi-disciplinary research that describes how organizational actions influence social inequality structures in situated contexts. The 2018 Alumni has not only made a commitment to her academics but also worked to serve in the community. She currently serves as a volunteer consultant, looking for economic empowerment of women through the construction or strengthening of their entrepreneurship. Therefore, her academic reflections and her social work have led her to co-create a small organic cosmetics company located in Colombia. This business demonstrates that it is possible to create value (economic, social and environmental) in communities historically exploited while being able to fulfill profitability goals. This entrepreneurship called “Bámbara S.A.S”, tests and gives solutions for communities facing economic injustice.