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Lorenzo Córdova is a Mexican constitutional scholar and public intellectual specializing in electoral law, constitutional theory, and democratic governance. He earned his Law degree from the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM) and holds a PhD in Political Theory from the University of Turin, Italy. He is a full-time Researcher “B” at UNAM’s Legal Research Institute and is recognized by Mexico’s National System of Researchers (SNI) as a Level III National Researcher, the highest distinction awarded by the program.

Córdova is also a professor of Constitutional Theory and Constitutional Law at the UNAM Law School. His public service career includes serving as Electoral Councilor of the Federal Electoral Institute (IFE) from December 2011 to April 2014, followed by his tenure as Councilor President of the National Electoral Institute (INE) from April 2014 to April 2023.

A prolific author, Córdova has written, co-written, or coordinated more than a dozen books on constitutionalism, democracy, and political theory. His most recent work is La democracia constitucional en riesgo. Los autoritarios no descansan (2024). He is currently a weekly video columnist for Latinus, a columnist for El Universal, and a frequent contributor to specialized journals and broadcast media.