Alberto Donadio was born in Cúcuta, Colombia, in 1953. He graduated with a Law from Los Andes University. He founded with famous journalist Daniel Samper Pizano the Investigative Department of EL TIEMPO, which is the "New York Times" of Colombia... He is also a columnist at EL ESPECTADOR, the second most influential newspaper in Colombia. He has authored 20 books and has co-authored with his now deceased wife, and also influential journalist Silvia Galvis "Colombia Nazi" and "El Jefe Supremo."