GlobalSource Partners’ Mexico Country Analyst Mariano Ruiz-Funes is a leading authority on the country’s macro and micro issues, as well as on economic-financial issues, public policy, and sectoral analysis. He worked in the public sector as Director of Financial Policy and Economic Policy at the Ministry of Finance, Chief of Staff for the General Director of Pemex, and Undersecretary of Agriculture at the Ministry of Agriculture. He has been a consultant for national and international public and private organizations including the World Bank and is a Co-founder Partner and General Director of GEA Grupo de Economistas y Asociados. He has also taught at various higher education institutions and participates in the media as a columnist and economic analyst. Mr. Ruiz-Funes holds a degree in economics from the Autonomous Institute of Technology of Mexico, ITAM, and an MS in Agricultural Economics from the University of California, Davis.