Studied Economics, Pontificia Universidad Catolica del Peru; MA and PhD in Economics, University of Pennsylvania; Certified Financial Analyst, CFA Institute; Financial Risk Manager, Global Association of Risk Professionals and Financial Risk Managers. Former: executive, business area, Development Finance Corporation (COFIDE); then Manager, Economic. Studies, Banco Wiese-Sudameris. 2002-03, Consultant, Ministry of Economy and Finance. Then with the International Monetary Fund as Adviser to the Executive Director for the Southern Cone and Chief of the Department of Public Finance. 2008-13, Manager, Economic Research and Investment Strategy, Credit Bank of Peru. January 2013 - September 2014, Chief of Staff, Ministry of Finance. Since September 2014, Minister of Finance.
