Founder of Centro De Estudios Del Cobre Y La Mineria, Jorge Bande Bruck is on the board of Antofagasta Plc and 5 other companies. In his past career he held the position of General Manager of Cia Contractual Minera Leonor, General Manager at AMP Chile, Director at Aguas Andinas SA, Principal at Gerald Metals LLC, Director at Corporación Nacional del Cobre de Chile, Professor at the University of Chile, Member-Global Agenda Council at Forum Mondial de L'Economie and Director at Centro De Estudios Del Cobre Y La Mineria.

Jorge Bande Bruck received a graduate degree from the University of Chile and a graduate degree from American University.