THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO MEXICAN ASSOCIATION
Integration of the Mexican Community at UChicago
Welcome to The University of Chicago Mexican Association. Our team has worked hard on organizing an exciting schedule full of interesting lectures and engaging events. Explore our website for and book our future events!
UPCOMING EVENTS
Nor Militar Nor Police: Mexico's Government Dilemma
Our speakers come from different areas of expertise to share their insights and knowledge on Mexico's security.
ALEJANDRO HOPE PINSON
National security specialist
BERNARDO LEÓN OLEA
Attorney and security consultant
RENATO SALES HEREDIA
Former head of Mexico's National Security Agency
2018-2019 Events
SOBREMESA WITH JUAN PARDINAS
DIRECTOR GENERAL, MEXICAN INSTITUTE FOR COMPETITIVENESS, IMCO
Dr. Pardinas holds the position of Director General of the Mexican Institute for Competitiveness (IMCO) and collaborates weekly in the newspaper Reforma. In the academic field, he has been a professor of institutions such as UNAM, ITAM and the London School of Economics.
Juan Pardinas holds a Ph.D. in public policy from the London School of Economics (LSE), a master in economics from Sophia University in Tokyo and a BA in political and social sciences from UNAM.
SOBREMESA WITH GABRIELA MÁRQUEZ COLÍN APPOINTED MINISTER OF ECONOMY GOVERNMENT OF ANDRÉS MANUEL LÓPEZ OBRADOR
Graciela Márquez Colín is a Mexican academic and economist. Previously she was Professor of Economic History at the El Colegio de Mexico in Mexico City. In 2002 she received her Ph.D. from Harvard University in Economic History and was awarded the Gershenkron Prize in 2002 by the Economic History Association.
**We are especially grateful to the Katz Center for their invitation to Gracieral Márquez to participate in the talk series organized by The Katz Center for Mexican Studies at The University of Chicago.**
SOBREMESA WITH ROBERTA JACOBSON
Roberta S. Jacobson was sworn in as the U.S. Ambassador to Mexico on May 5, 2016, and resigned on May 5, 2018, retiring from the State Department at the end of May. Before then, she served as the Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs since March, 2012. She has held various positions in the State Department’s Western Hemisphere Bureau for nearly 30 years. Ms. Jacobson holds a Masters of Arts in Law and Diplomacy from the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy (1986) and a Bachelor of Arts from Brown University.
We look forward to hosting you at our next conference.
EXECUTIVE BOARD 2019-2020
Movers & Shakers
PABLO GALVEZ DE YTURBE
President | Second Year
Lawyer and Entrepreneur. Interested in Business and Politics. Currently pursuing an MPP at the University of Chicago.
ANGEL ALISEDA ALONSO
Treasurer | Second Year
MPP 20' student interested in data analysis and health policy design and implementation. Besides the MPP, he is currently part of the Graduate Program in Health Administration and Policy. Prior coming to Chicago, he worked at the Mexican Social Security Institute as a part of a team focused on process and quality of care improvement. He is also a proud tapatío.
GUIILERMO GUEVARA
VP of Technology
Security Expert
EXECUTIVE BOARD 2018-2019
ANA DORA GONZÁLEZ GUERRA NÚÑEZ
President | Second Year
Dora is an MPP student at the Harris School of Public Policy She has specialized in the application of behavioral insights and Data-Driven Behavioral Interventions as she aims to reduce poverty by reducing the opportunity gap through inclusive economic development. She earned a bachelor’s degree in Political Science and Public Management.
LUPITA JIMÉNEZ
Vicepresident | Second Year
Before starting grad school, Lupita worked at the Federal Telecommunications Institute in Mexico. She holds a Bachelor’s degree in Law from the Center for Research and Teaching in Economics (Centro de Investigación y Docencia Económicas, CIDE).
ESTEBAN CASTAÑEDA
Treasurer | Second Year
Esteban Castañeda is a Mexican MPP 2019 student with almost 7 years of professional experience in Business Intelligence, data analytics, and risk management applied to Telecom Regulation, Banking Risk Policy and Insurance Portfolio Valuation. He holds a BS in Actuarial Science and graduated with honors from the Master of Risk Management, both degrees at ITAM.
PABLO GALVEZ
President | First Year
Lawyer and Entrepreneur. Interested in Business Policy and Politics. Currently pursuing an MPP at the University of Chicago.
ANGEL ALISEDA
Treasurer | First Year
Angel Aliseda, MPP 20' student interested in data analysis and health policy design and implementation. Besides the MPP, he is currently part of the Graduate Program in Health Administration and Policy. Prior coming to Chicago, he worked at the Mexican Social Security Institute as a part of a team focused on process and quality of care improvement. He is also a proud tapatío.
SANDRA FUENTES
Director of Strategy
Sandra is a second year MPP interested in program evaluation, survey methods, and crime prevention policies. Prior to Harris, she worked as a public policy consultant in Mexico City.
YOLIS CANTÚ
Director of Communications
Yolanda Cantú is a teacher, social and educational activist committed to promote Early Childhood Policy and Children Rights.
ARTURO JOACHÍN
Harris Representative
Arturo Joachin is an MPP candidate from Puebla, Mexico. He holds a BS in Economics, a BA in Political Science from ITAM and a MS in Applied Economics also from ITAM. As for his professional experience, he worked as advisor to Mexico’s Minister of Finance and later he worked at Mexico’s Infrastructure Development Bank. He’s interested in Macroeconomics and in Public and Private Finance.
