Andrés Solimano holds a Ph.D. in Economics from the Massachusetts Institute
of Technology (MIT) and is founder and Chairman of the International Center
for Globalization and Development (CIGLOB) based in Santiago, Chile. He is
Associate Professor at Catholic University of Chile.

Dr. Solimano has been Country Director at the World Bank, Executive Director
at the Inter-American Development Bank, Regional Advisor at the United
Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean, and
Director of FLACSO-Chile. Dr. Solimano served as Director of the project on
International Mobility of Talent with the United Nations University-World
Institute of Economic Research (UNU-WIDER). He is often a guest speaker at
radio and TV on economic and international issues in Chile and abroad.
His most recent books as author include Global Capitalism at Disarray, Inequality,
Debt and Austerity Oxford University Press, 2017.