Mr. Coloma holds a degree in business administration from Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile and a Master of Arts in Economics from the University of Chicago, USA.
He has been a professor at the Institute of Economics at Pontificia Universidad Católica since 1980, where he has taught different courses on microeconomics, competition and markets, labor economy, microeconomic theory, economic regulation, international trade theory, topics in economics and public policies, economic policy, project evaluation, topics in financial regulation, among others.
He has authored numerous academic publications and consultations on domestic and international projects on public policies, job markets, regulation and competition, among other topics.
He was the Superintendent of Securities and Insurances from 2010 to 2014. He also chaired the Council of Securities Regulators of the Americas (COSRA) for two years.
Other positions he has held include director of Chile Transparente, member of the Icare Finance and Business Circle, member of the Capital Markets Consultative Council, member of the group of experts convened by the Finance Ministry to strengthen capital market operations, member of the Presidential Advisory Council on Work and Equality, director of Santiago's Club Hípico, coordinator of the Social Doctrine Program at Pontificia Universidad Católica, and member of the Justice and Peace Commission.
He joined the Board of ILC in 2017 as independent director.