Institutional
Brief CVs of the Members of the Directory (alphabetical order)

Rogelio Alonso: CPA, Universidad de La Plata. President of the Centro de Estudios Internacionales Ágora. Former Professor of Political Economy at Universidad de La Plata. Former Director of Economic Investigation at the Finance Ministry of Buenos Aires province. Economic adviser to the Instituto Cultural Argentino Norteamericano (ICANA). Member of the Strategic Studies Center of the Argentine Army.

Daniel Ambrogi: Businessman. BUHL SA - Argentina.

Jorge Avila: Economist, Universidad de La Plata. Ph.D. in Economics, University of Chicago. Professor of Macroeconomic Analysis, Monetary Economics and Price Theory at UCEMA. Coordinator of Master programs in Banking and Agro-business.Former Deputy Director of Tax Analysis and Research at the Àrgentine Treasury Department.

Sergio Berensztein: Doctor of Political Science, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. Professor of Political Science, Universidad Torcuato Di Tella. Visiting Professor, Stanford Program, Buenos Aires. Visiting Professor, Georgetown University International Institute on Government, Management and Policy. Professor of Latin American Studies, Universidad de Salamanca. Consultant at the UNDP (UNO) and World Bank. Director of Poliarquía Consultores.

Jorge Castro: Lawyer, Universidad de Buenos Aires. Former Secretary of Planning of Argentina’s President. He is, or was, Professor in the Universidad Nacional de Buenos Aires, Universidad del Salvador, Escuela de Defensa Nacional, Escuela Superior de Guerra, Instituto del Servicio Exterior de la Nación (ISEN), Facultad Latinoamericana de Ciencias Sociales (FLACSO), Escuela Nacional de Inteligencia and Escuela de Guerra Naval. Currently Executive Director of Instituto de Planeamiento Estratégico.

Carlos D´Agostino: Lawyer, UCALP with post degrees in Political Science (University of Salamanca), History (UNLP) and Argentine Foreign Policy (USAL). Former State Senator at the province of Buenos Aires, as well as Secretary of International Relations of the Senate of that province. He served as associate judge of the Supreme Court of the Province of Buenos Aires, Federal Associate Judge and Associate Judge for the Circuit Federal Court of La Plata. He was Director of the School of Political Science and International Relations and Academic Adviser of the UCALP´s School of Law, as well as professor of various subjects at the UCALP and UNLP. He also served as treasurer of the SAAP, vice president of the Cathedral Foundation and of the French Alliance of La Plata. He received the “Academic Palms” award from the French Republic.

Eduardo Diez: Bachelor in Internacional Relations (Universidad del Salvador), with a Master in Peace and Conflict Resolution (Salvador/Rotary) and specialization courses at the University of California, San Diego (UCSD) and the University of Florida,Gainesville (UF). Professor at the Universidad de Buenos Aires (graduate and postgraduate levels), Universidad Católica de Salta (Buenos Aires branch) and Universidad de Belgrano. Secretary of the Centro de Estudios Internacionales Ágora. Member of the North American Commission, and Coordinator of the Nuclear Committe, at the Argentine Council for International Relations. He received several grants from Fulbright, the State Department, Asan Institute (South Korea) and Carnegie Endowment for International Relations.

Alejandro Estrada: Economist. Former Secretary of Commerce. Vice president ADEBA. Executive President of Banco Privado de Inversiones.

María Fra Amador: Political Science Major L.U.I.S.S., Italy. Masters in Public Administration, Harvard University. PhD in Psychology, UP. She was responsible of the area of Professional Development and Institutional Relations at the Universita di Bologna, Buenos Aires branch. Life long experience in ONG management and development, specializing in Public Affairs/Institutional Relations, Social Development and Corporate Social Responsibility (Hochschild Mining Santa Cruz).

Norma González: Master of Arts and Ph.D in American Diplomatic History, University of Massachusetts. Former professor of American Foreign Policy, Universidad Torcuato Di Tella and of History of the United States, Universidad Nacional de Rio Cuarto. Executive Director of the Fulbright Commission. She specialized in U.S.-Latin American relations in the 20th Century and in U.S.-Argentine Relations.

Giovanni Jannuzzi: Attorney, Universita di Roma. Former Secretary General of Political Cooperation at European Community Council in Brussels. Former Director General of Economic Affairs and European Integration at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Italy. Former Italian Permanent Representative in NATO. Former Italian Ambassador to Argentina. Former Director of Aeropuertos 2000. Former President of the COLISEO Foundation. Professor at the Universita di Bologna-Buenos Aires.

Marcelo Lascano: Attorney at Law, Universidad de Buenos Aires. Graduate work on Monetary and Banking Policy. Former Undersecretary of Finance. Former Director of Banco de la Provincia de Buenos Aires. Former Director of Eudeba publishing house. Member of the CONICET scientific research team.

Juan Félix Marteau: Attorney at Law and Doctor in Sociology. Head Professor of Criminal Law at the University of Buenos Aires. Senior Partner of Marteau & Associated Consulting. President of the Foundation of Investigations in Financial Intelligence (Fundación de Investigaciones en Inteligencia Financiera). Former National Coordinator and Representative before several international entities on money laundering and terrorist financing (FATF, GAFISUD, CICAD-OEA) and Adviser of the Ministry of Justice and Human Rights of the Nation.

Rodolfo Martínez: Attorney at Law, Universidad Nacional de Córdoba. Former Minister of Defense. Former Minister of Interior. Former professor of Political Science at Universidad de Buenos Aires. Former Secretary of Science, Technology and Culture at the Organization of American States.(I.M.)

Julio Piekarz: Political Economy Major, Universidad de Buenos Aires. Professor of Macroeconomics and Monetary Policy at the universities of Buenos Aires, Mar del Plata, Católica Argentina, Argentina de la Empresa, Instituto Di Tella. Former General Manager of Argentine Central Bank. Partner and Director of Investment Bankers & Consulting Partners S.A. and consultant to the Argentine Banking Association (ABA). Coordinator and Treasurer of the Argentine Stock and Futures Market. Director of Banco Supervielle.

Luis Ruvira: Attorney at Law, Universidad de Buenos Aires. Former Advisor to the Secretaría de Hacienda del Gobierno de la Ciudad de Bs. As. Former Professor of International Law at the Universidad de Buenos Aires. Honorary member of the U.S Court of Federal Claims. Former President and CEO of Galway International, LLC, investment bank based in Washington, D.C. Board Member of Foundation Okita.

Patrick Schmidt: CEO of Alta Strategies LLC. Law Degree from Georgetown University Law Center, Masters Degree from School of Advanced International Studies of Johns Hopkins University, Bachelors Degree from Harvard University, and graduate work in public international law in the doctoral program of the University of Madrid (Complutense) Law School.

Fernando Silveira Galbán: Consultant to the Argentine Chamber of Data Bases (CABASE). Board Member of the Argentine Chamber of Exporters (CERA). Member of the Federacion de Latinoamerica y el Caribe para Internet y Comercio Electronico (CECOM-LAC). Professor in Several Universities.(I.M.)

Hugh Simon: Ph.D in Political Science. Former diplomat, expert on political military affairs and in Latin America. He also worked in Human Rights Affairs. Former Florida Under Secretary of State for International Affairs, member of the Atlantic Council of the United States and the Latin American Studies Association.

Joaquín Stella: Admiral. Former Commander in Chief of the Argentine Navy.

 

 

 

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