Angel Gurria's Email & Phone Number

💼 Past Experience

Angel Gurría spent twelve years as an Economic Manager at the French Ministry of Finance (1994-1998). From January 1998 to December 2000, he was Minister of Finance in the Mexican government as well as acting Minister of Foreign Affairs. In this role, he led the government’s preparations for the 1997 World Bank report on Mexico’s financial position, criticizing the Mexican government’s approach to economic reform. He also played an important role in restructuring the Mexican financial system following the implementation of the North American Free Trade Agreement. A native of Oaxaca State, Mexico, Angel Gurría received his B.A. in Economic Science from the Universidad de Iberoestado in 1988 and his M.A. in Business Administration from the Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana in 1992. He has worked in the private sector since 1992, most recently as the Managing Director of a consulting company. From August 1995 to February 1997, he was an Assistant Professor and Research Associate of Economics at the Universidad Iberoamericana in Mexico City. From October 1993 to August 1995, he was a Senior Research Fellow at the London School of Economics and Political Science. From October 1987 to September 1993, he was an Economist at the Mexican Embassy in Paris.

🎓 Education

Angel Gurría has a degree in education from Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México. She also has a degree in sociology from University of Leeds. Angel Gurría is currently a post-graduate student at Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México studying education.

💡 Technical & Interpersonal Skills

Angélica Gurría holds a Master’s degree in Business Administration from the Universidad Autónoma de Mexico (UAM) and a Master’s degree in Economics from the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM). She also has a bachelor’s degree in Political Science from The University of Texas at Austin, where she was a post-doctoral fellow in the Department of Politics and International Studies. Angel Gurría has worked in finance, foreign policy, and economic policy for over 15 years. She has been a Board member and director of several companies, most notably la Caixa, which was privatized in1994 and now serves as one of Mexico’s largest banking subsidiaries. Before starting her current job at the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), she was the Deputy Chief of Staff for Planning, Strategy and Coordination for the Mexican Embassy in Washington D.C. There, she was responsible for activities such as monitoring and compiling Mexico’s development goals, played a key role in developing the U.S. President’s conversation on economic and social issues, and created and coordinated bilateral economic dialogue between the Mexican government and Washington. Angel Gurría’s experience in economic policy provides her with the ability to understand ambiguity and strategic Amos directive whichlie at the heart of modern macroeconomic policymaking, as well as the Mexico-U.S. economic relationship.In her previous job, Angel Gurría emphasized building better working relationships with colleagues within the OECD. She has been consistently effective in building trust and working cooperatively with counterparts, often coming up with innovative solutions to difficult problems. She is also taciturn and introverted, which may not be the best characteristic for a policymaker, but will be advantageous for those responsible for creating, implementing and enforcing policy. Gurría is a hard worker and takes pride in her work.