L. Enrique Garcia
| Luis Enrique García Rodríguez | |
|---|---|
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| President of CAF – Development Bank of Latin America | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | La Paz, Bolivia |
| Alma mater |
American University St. Louis University |
Luis Enrique García Rodríguez (born in La Paz, Bolivia) is a Bolivian economist with wide experience in Latin American economic integration and international economic affairs.
Studies
He graduated from economics at the St. Louis University where he also obtained an M.S. in Economics and Finance. He obtained a Ph.D. in Economics at the American University.
Career
Since December 1991 he has been Executive President of CAF - Development Bank of Latin America. Between 1989 and 1991 he was Minister of Planning and Chief of the Economic and Social Cabinet of the Bolivian Council of Ministers. During that time he was Governor of his country to the World Bank, the Inter-American Development Bank and a Member of the Development Committee of the International Monetary Fund. Until 1989 and for seventeen years he worked for the Inter-American Development Bank where he reached the position of Treasurer. He has taught economics at the Universidad Mayor de San Andrés and the Universidad Católica, both based in Bolivia.[1]
Memberships
- He is President of the Latin America Global Agenda at the World Economic Forum
- He is Vice President of the Board of Directors of the Inter-American Dialogue
- He is Vice President of Canning House in London
- He is a Member of the Advisory Board of the Latin American Program at the Woodrow Wilson Center
- He is a Member of the Advisory Board of the Center for Latin American Studies of Georgetown University
- He is a Member od the Preeminent Personalities Group of the Atlantic Basin Initiative
- He is a Member of the Bolivian National Academy of Economical Sciences.