Expertise
Latin American politics; campaign finance; electoral systems; crime, violence, and insecurity; party systems
- Language Fluency:
- Spanish
Background
Current Positions
Consultant to the Second Report on Democracy in Latin America, United Nations Development Program
Past Positions
Minister of National Planning and Economic Policy and Second Vice-President, Republic of Costa Rica; General Coordinator and Lead Author of Dr. Oscar Arias’ Election Platform, National Liberation Party of Costa Rica; General Coordinator and Lead Author of Costa Rica’s National Human Development Report, United Nations Development Program; Consultant/Advisor, International Foundation for Electoral Systems’ (IFES) Money and Politics Program, International Foundation for Electoral Systems
Awards
Young Global Leader 2007, World Economic Forum; Human Development Award of Excellence on Human Development Innovation, Concepts or Measurement 2007; ECPR 2004 Ph.D. Thesis Prize
Education
D.Phil., Politics, University of Oxford, 2003; M.A., Latin American Government and Politics, University of Essex, 1993; J.D., University of Costa Rica, 1991