Economist graduated from Universidad del Salvador, Argentina, MSc in Management and Economics of Public Services from Universidad Carlos III – Madrid and University of Paris X, and PhD in Economics from Pontificia Universidad Católica Argentina.

Ricardo is currently the Director of the Caribbean Research Institute, CSA and co-director of the Kühne Chair in Logistics, School of Management, Universidad de los Andes, Colombia.

Previously, he was Senior Economic Affairs Officer, Regional Expert on Infrastructure and Ports, at the United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), Santiago de Chile Branch, dedicated to maritime, infrastructure and transport issues for the entire LAC region.

He has worked professionally or academically in 30 countries in Latin America and the Caribbean for 35 years, as well as in other countries in Europe and Asia.

Professional career: both in the private sector with local and foreign companies and in the public sector with international organisations and the Argentinean Federal Government.

Professional orientation: Currently working in the areas of Maritime Economics; Infrastructure and Transport Economics.

Contact: r.j.sanchez@live.com