Jorge Neri

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Jorge Neri
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Born
Caracas, Venezuela
EducationMaster's degree in Comparative Jurisprudence from New York University
Alma materLaw degree, Universidad Católica Andrés Bello
Occupation(s)Lawyer and publisher
Employer Cambio 16
Website https://www.cambio16.com/

Jorge Neri is a lawyer, publisher, and businessman based in Spain. He is the editor and CEO of Cambio16, a platform for the transition to a sustainable economy of abundance. [1] He has won several awards and recognition for his environmental activism, including the Green Cross at the United Nations Climate Change Conference.

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Early life and education

Jorge Neri received his law degree from the Universidad Católica Andrés Bello (1992). He obtained a Master's degree in Comparative Jurisprudence from New York University (1994), a degree in Business Management from the New York University Stern School of Business (1995) and a diploma in Business Negotiation (Oxford University, 2006). [2]

Career

Neri is a lawyer, publisher, and businessman based in Spain. [3] Since 2013, he has been the editor and CEO of Cambio16, founded in 1971. At the helm of Cambio16, he has led the publication's transformation into a platform for sustainability with initiatives such as the "You Are My Hope" awards, [4] the International Sustainability Congress, [5] and Women For Hope. [6] In 2023 he created the Fundación Cambiemos, a platform for personal, social and environmental change. The foundation was presented in Madrid in 2023 with the intervention of Sadhguru, Indian spiritual leader and environmental advocate, and Mario Alonso Puig, medical doctor and expert in emotional intelligence. [7] In

In 2022, as part of the Venezuelan government's crackdown on independent journalism, with more than 400 media outlets shut down, [8] the Venezuelan government issued an extradition order against Jorge Neri.

On 22 September 2025, Spain's National Court rejected the extradition request in a ruling, dismantling the political motivation behind the Venezuelan request, which was aimed at persecuting and silencing Neri, who for more than a decade has denounced the Maduro regime's systematic violations through Cambio16. The National Court also concluded that the charges in the extradition request did not constitute a crime. [9]

As director of the magazine Cambio 16, he has been responsible for the promotion of environmental and humanist content and the creation of the "You are my hope" awards. [10] I

Recognition and awards

Neri was named one of the 100 Most Committed Latinos to Climate Action in 2020, 2021, and 2025 by the Florida-based NGO Sachamama. [11] [12] [13]

In 2020, Cambio16 received a World Jurist Association award in the category "Defence of Democracy". [14]

In 2022, Neri received the Climate Positive Award from Green Cross UK at the 27th United Nations Climate Change Conference. [15]

References

  1. ↑ Cambio16, Jorge Neri-CEO de (2022-07-22). "Sostenibilidad es abundancia". Cambio16 (in Spanish). Retrieved 2025-12-02.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  2. ↑ "Presentamos a nuestro nuevo socio Jorge Neri Bonilla". Asociación de Directivos de Sostenibilidad (ASG) (in European Spanish). 2023-02-28. Retrieved 2023-11-22.
  3. ↑ Minder, R.: "Madrid Rivals Miami as a Haven for Latin Americans and Their Money" New York Times (April 2, 2022)
  4. ↑ González, Blanca (2022-12-15). "Jorge Neri, director de Cambio 16, entrega los premios "YOU ARE MY HOPE"". Confidencial Digital (in Spanish). Retrieved 2025-12-02.
  5. ↑ Larena, Arturo (2024-10-22). "«La nueva economía: la sostenibilidad», lema del VI Congreso Internacional de Sostenibilidad". EFEverde (in Spanish). Retrieved 2025-12-02.
  6. ↑ "Women for Hope, el encuentro de liderazgo femenino organizado por Verónica Carrillo y Jorge Neri". Crónica Global (in Spanish). 2022-07-06. Retrieved 2025-12-02.
  7. ↑ EFEverde, Redacción (2023-10-05). "Sadhguru expone en Madrid la necesidad de un cambio personal y ambiental para el planeta". EFEverde (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-04-23.
  8. ↑ "Venezuela: Más de 400 medios de comunicación cerrados en dos décadas". Voz de América (in Spanish). 2024-01-08. Retrieved 2025-12-02.
  9. ↑ herraizsoto&co. "Audiencia Nacional rechaza extradición de Jorge Neri Bonilla". Cremades y Calvo Sotelo - Abogados (in European Spanish). Retrieved 2025-12-02.
  10. ↑ Digital, Confidencial (2022-12-15). "Jorge Neri, director de Cambio 16, entrega los premios "YOU ARE MY HOPE"". Confidencial Digital (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-11-22.
  11. ↑ "Sachamama elevando el liderazgo latino 2021". Sachamama (in European Spanish). Retrieved 2023-11-22.
  12. ↑ EFEverde, Redacción (2021-12-15). "Ribera Araújo y Larena 100 latinos influyentes sobre crisis climática". EFEverde (in Spanish). Retrieved 2025-12-02.
  13. ↑ Zero, Huella (2025-10-24). "Sachamama y la agencia EFE presentan la lista de Los 100 Latinos Más Comprometidos con la Acción Climática 2025". Huella-zero.org. Retrieved 2025-12-02.
  14. ↑ "The World Jurist Association Awarded in Colombia Press Freedom and Democracy". World Law Foundation (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-11-22.
  15. ↑ "C+/DESCRIPTION- C+A 2022 COP 27 – GREEN CROSS" . Retrieved 2023-11-22.[ permanent dead link ]
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