Marine Engineer, US Merchant Marine Academy, Kings Point; MBA, INCAE Business School; doctorate in Business Administration, Harvard Business School. 1996, founding Director, Latin American Center for Competitiveness, led and supervised research and production of Central American Agenda for 21st Century; 1999-2007, President, INCAE Business School. Currently: Chairman, Viva Trust; Executive President, Fundación Latinoamérica Posible. Member of the Board and Audit Committee: World Resources Institute, Washington; Copa Holdings and Copa Airlines, Panama. Member of several boards, including: Foundation for Management Education in Central America, Washington; INCAE Business School, Central America; Investment Development Corporation, Guatemala. Strategic Adviser to several international companies including: Grupo Nación, the largest media group in Costa Rica; Panama Canal Authority. Author of several books on sustainable development, corporate social responsibility and Central America.