Natalia is a process engineer and holds an MBA from EAFIT University, with a wide professional experience in risk management, insurance, internal control, and emergency response in public and private organisations such as Ecopetrol, Interconexión Eléctrica (ISA), the Bogotá fire department, the Porce III hydroelectric project, and the Attorney General's Office. She also has teaching experience at the EAFIT University, the University of Antioquia, and the National University of Colombia, among others.
She currently holds a scholarship from the Colombian Ministry of Science, Technology, and Innovation to conduct doctoral studies at the University of Southampton.