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Jorge Rodríguez-Grossi

May 10 - 24, 2007

An economist by profession, Jorge Rodríguez-Grossi did his undergraduate studies at the Universidad de Chile and graduate studies at Boston University (under an AID fellowship). He has an MA in economics, an MA in Latin American development studies and is a PhD candidate in economics.

Rodríguez-Grossi was appointed under secretary of finance for Chile in 1992 and was the under secretary of regional development until 1994. In 1997 he became CEO of a private electric power company, Guacolda S.A. In 2001, he was appointed minister of economy and energy. He is currently dean of economics and business at the Jesuit University Alberto Hurtado, in Santiago, Chile and is a member of the board of some private firms.