- Team
Directors
Regional Director
PhD in Sociology from the School of Higher Studies in Social Sciences (EHESS), Master in Sociology and Statistics from the EHESS and Social Anthropologist from the University of Chile.
Director Colombia Office
Industrial Engineer, specialist in Social Evaluation of Projects and Master in Public and Social Policies.
Director Ecuador Office
Master in International Finance and Trade from the University of Barcelona, Spain, Economist from the Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador and Diploma in Foreign Trade, UNAM.
Network of Researchers
PhD in Sociology, Paris Descartes University; MA in Sociology, Ecole des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales (EHESS); Commercial Engineer with a major in Economics, Universidad Chile.
D. in Agricultural Economics from Oregon State University, United States and a B.A. in Sociology from Universidad Santo Tomás, Colombia.
MSc in Tourism, Development and Environment from King’s College London University and M.Phil. from the University of Glasgow.
Master in Agricultural and Environmental Economics, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, and Commercial Engineer, Universidad de Valparaíso.
Professional in Government and Public Affairs, Universidad de los Andes. Colombia.
Economist with a master’s degree in Economics from the Universidad Nacional de Colombia.
Geographer from the Pontifical Catholic University of Chile.
Agricultural Engineer, Master in Economic Analysis, Universidad de Chile.
Journalism graduate from the University of Santiago de Chile; holds a certificate in Digital Content Development and Management from the Catholic University of Chile; and holds a master’s degree in Political Communication from the University of Chile.
Benjamín Jara Valencia
Ph.D. and Master of Science in Agricultural, Environmental, and Development Economics from Ohio State University (U.S.). Agricultural Engineer and Master’s in Agricultural Economics from the Pontifical Catholic University of Chile.
Carolina Trivelli
Master in Agricultural Economics from the Pennsylvania State University and Bachelor in Social Sciences with a major in Economics from the Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú.
Félix Modrego
Ph.D. in Space Sciences from the University of Groningen (Netherlands) and a Master’s degree in Agricultural Economics from the Pontifical Catholic University of Chile.
Fabiola Leiva Cañete
Ph.D. candidate in Integrated Arts at the University of Playa Ancha; holds an International Master’s Degree in Management, Cultural Policies, and Development from the University of Girona; and holds a degree in Public Administration from the University of Santiago de Chile. She is currently a faculty member at the University of Santiago de Chile and the Christian Humanist Academy, and she directs the organization HabitacionesComunes.
Chiara Cazzuffi
Ph.D. in Economics and M.A. in Development Economics from the University of Sussex, United Kingdom, and B.A. in International and Diplomatic Studies from the University of Bologna, Italy. Associate Professor, Center for Research in Economics and Society (ESOC), Universidad Central de Chile.
Mariela Ramirez Goio
Master’s degree in Environmental Sciences from Utrecht University and a degree in agricultural engineering from the Pontifical Catholic University of Chile. She currently works at the FAO Regional Office for Latin America and the Caribbean, where she coordinates regional knowledge and publications services.
Ricardo Fuentealba
Ph.D. in Social Sciences from the University of Amsterdam (Netherlands); Master of Science in Human Geography from the University of Bristol (United Kingdom); sociologist from Universidad Central (Chile). Assistant Professor at the Institute of Social Sciences, O’Higgins University (Chile)
Cristian Leyton Navarro
Ph.D. in Social Policy from the School of Policy Studies at the University of Bristol, a Master’s degree in Management and Public Policy from the University of Chile, and a degree in Social Work from the Catholic University of Chile. He is currently a faculty member at the Institute of Social Sciences at the University of O’Higgins.
Juan Fernández Labbé
Ph.D. in Sociology and Master’s degree in Research Methodology in the Social Sciences from the Complutense University of Madrid; degree in Sociology from the Pontifical Catholic University of Chile. He is currently Dean of the School of Social and Legal Sciences at Silva Henríquez Catholic University.
María del Pilar Bernal Gómez
Ph.D. in Human Rights, University of Deusto in Bilbao, Spain. Master’s degree in Sociology and political scientist from the National University of Colombia.
Olga Lucia Sorzano Montaña
Ph.D. in Cultural Policy and Management, Master’s degree in Economic and Social Policy Analysis, and professional in economics.
Arilson Favareto
PhD in Environmental Sciences and Sociologist, University of São Paulo.
Gustavo Gordillo
D. from the Ecole des Hautes Etudes de la Sorbonne France in Economic Development.
Ileana Gomez
Master in Social Sciences at FLACSO Mexico; PhD studies in Sociology at the University of Alicante. Sociologist graduated from the Universidad Centroamericana José Simeón Cañas, UCA.
Thomas Reardon
PhD from the University of California, Berkeley and Master’s degrees from the University of Columbia University and the University of Nice, France.
Isidro Soloaga
Ph.D. in Agricultural and Resources Economics (AREC) from the University of Maryland in the United States; and a bachelor’s degree in economics from the National University of La Plata (Argentina).
Ligia Gomez
PhD in Economics from the ETEA – Faculty of Economics and Business Administration at the University of Cordoba, Spain. Master in Economics and Development from the University of Antwerp, Belgium with the Central American University of Nicaragua.
Administration and Finance
Administrative, Financial, and Project Coordinator at the Colombia Office.
Our offices:
- Chile: Huelén 10, Providencia, Santiago, Metropolitan Region. (+56-2) 2236 4557 | Fax (+56-2) 2236 4558.
- Ecuador: Czechoslovakia E9-95, between Switzerland and Moscow. Eveliza Plaza Building. Ground Floor. Quito. (+593-2) 5150144.
- Colombia: Carrera 9 No. 72-61, Office 303, Bogotá. (+57-1) 2073 850.