Georgetown Americas Institute

Daniel Chiquiar is full-time professor at the economics department of ITAM. During his career, he has held professional appointments in both the private and public sectors. At Grupo BIMSA, he was appointed vice president of research, and later, as director of economic policy in the Finance Ministry of Mexico. Since 2003, he joined Banco de México as an economic researcher, and was later promoted to chief economist of Mexico's Central Bank, a position he held until September 2021. As the chief economic adviser to the Board of Governors, he directed the economic research division of the Central Bank, providing intellectual leadership and direction to the efforts aimed at contributing to the understanding of policy recommendations on current economic events. He earned his Ph.D. in economics from the University of California San Diego, in 2003, and specialized in international