 From 1986 until 1990 Verano was the appointed general manager of the "Electrificadora del Atlántico", Barranquilla's state owned electricity company.In December 1990, representing the Colombian Liberal Party under the support of Horacio Serpa, Verano ran for a seat in the Constituent Assembly of Colombia and was elected.The Constituent Assembly drafted and approved the Colombian Constitution of 1991.