Executive Programs
Senior Researcher and IPS Project Director of the Latin American Center for Competitiveness and Sustainable Development (CLACDS) of the INCAE Business School, and expert in methodology of The Social Progress Imperative, where he participates in the design and implementation of the sub-national projects of the Social Progress Network. Lecturer in methodological trainings for the measurement of Social Progress held at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), the INCAE and the What Works in Social Progress 2017 conference in Iceland. Economist from the Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México (ITAM), with two master's degrees from the London School of Economics (LSE), in Social Policy, and Population and Development.
He has worked in the Mexican Ministry of Finance, central banking, academia and the financial sector. Recently I have developed projects for civil society applying digital tools and data sources in order to incorporate to the traditional economic and social analysis the new technologies that are currently redefining the individual, society, government and markets. He has published different papers on human development and migration, institutional transparency, open data and governance; in addition to participating as an economic analyst in different media in the region, in events and conferences such as TEDx Pura Vida 2016, TEDx INTEL 2016, and TEDx INCAE 2017. He is currently collaboratively designing, together with experts in innovation and Costa Rican social entrepreneurship, an innovation platform for the Costa Rican social entrepreneurship ecosystem using the Social Progress Index as a tool for diagnosis and social impact; in order to encourage disruptive interventions with sustainable business models to generate inclusive growth in the most disadvantaged regions of the country.
Place of work: The Social Progress Imperative
From: 2014 To: 2015
Position: Senior Methodologist
Description: Design and development of Social Progress initiatives at sub-national level; mainly in Brazil, Paraguay, Chile, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Peru, Bolivia, El Salvador and Panama, in Latin America; and the states of Michigan and Massachusetts in the United States. Development of technical and methodological workshops on the Social Progress model. Collaborated in the development of the methodology for measuring Social Progress at the municipal, city, community and household levels. Participated in the global launches of the Social Progress Index 2014 and 2015, the Skoll World Forum and the Atlantic Council 2015.
Place of work: ETHOS/USAID
From: 2012 To: 2013
Position: Researcher
Description: Quantitative and qualitative analysis to assess the impact of tax incentives on the country's productivity and competitiveness. The proposed methodology consisted of an impact evaluation, using a Propensity Matching Score model, a cost-benefit analysis; and a qualitative analysis. The data used for the evaluations came from a national business survey, which I helped to elaborate and process. Participate in the design of the project's communication strategies, through online visualizations, interactive maps and social media dissemination.
Place of work: CREA Mas
From: 2011 To: 2012
Position: Consultant
Description: Design of statistical indicators and econometric techniques to evaluate social interventions. In addition to developing interactive maps at the local level for the organization and administration of interventions, according to the social and economic characteristics of its beneficiaries, in order to evaluate and measure the operational strategies of the NGO.
Place of work: Ministry of Finance and Credit
From: 2007 To: 2009
Position: Deputy Director of Projects of the Investment Unit
Description: Research and propose new evaluation methodologies for investment projects. Coordinate the liaison between the entities and the Unit to guarantee the methodological compliance of the cost-benefit evaluations according to the current regulations. Evaluating and sanctioning more than 200 infrastructure projects in different areas, such as hospitals, clinics, highways, schools, natural reserves, conservation areas, satellite infrastructure, military equipment, oil installations, among others, with an approximate value of 10,000 million dollars. I participated in the consolidation and compilation of Volume VII of the Federal Expenditure Budget during two budget cycles.
Place of Work: Banco de México
From: 2006 To: 2007
Position: Economist
Description: Manage and update the labor market and productivity databases of the bank's website. Performed literature reviews to propose quantitative methodologies to improve the country's productivity measurements. In addition, he was in charge of the economic situation reports for the bank's Board of Governors, specifically on issues related to inflation, productivity and labor market dynamics.
