Jaime Roberto Díaz Palacios

Mr. Diaz Palacios has a solid professional career of more than 15 years in the field of Economics and Finance for Development, in the public sector and in economic development from a think tank with cross-cutting impact, leading the program of National competitiveness of Guatemala (between 2012 and 2015) and in the World Bank with the position of Senior Advisor for the Executive Director (between 2015 and 2019).

His work experience is additionally supported by a robust professional training of undergraduate studies in Economics from the Francisco Marroquín University of Guatemala, a Master in Economics from the LSE, followed by a Master in Public Administration from Harvard University.

## Education - Master of Public Administration - MPA Harvard Kennedy School (2019 — 2020) - Researcher Harvard Business School (2020) - Msc in Economics London School of Economics and Political Science (2009 — 2010) - Bachelor of Science (BSc) Universidad Francisco Marroquín (2001 — 2005) - Teaching Faculty Harvard Kennedy School (2020 — 2020)

Companies

• Executive Vice President Banco Centroamericano de Integración Económica - BCIE (2020)
• MC/MPA 2020 Harvard Kennedy School (2019 — 2020)
• Senior Advisor to the Executive Director (promoted from advisor in 2006) World Bank Group (2017 — 2019)
• Advisor to Executive Director World Bank Group (2015 — 2017)
• Executive Director Programa Nacional de Competitividad (2012 — 2015)
• Professor in Economics Universidad Francisco Marroquin-Guatemala (2008 — 2012)
• Economist Centro de Investigaciones Económicas Nacionales (2001 — 2012)
• GEM Research Coordinator Universidad Francisco Marroquin-Guatemala (2010 — 2012)
• Teacher of Principles of Macroeconomics (EC210) London School of Economics (2009 — 2010)