Bachelor's in Economics, University of Chile; PhD in Economics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). 2000-01, Senior Adviser to the Minister of Finance of Chile. 2002-07, Director, Research and Chief Economist, Central Bank of Chile. 2008-09, Chief Latin America Economist, Barclays Capital. 2009-12, Deputy Director, Western Hemisphere Department (of the European Department and the Americas) and Mission Chief for the United States, International Monetary Fund (IMF). 2013-14, Chief Economist for the Andean Region and Argentina, BTG Pactual Investment Bank. 2014-15, Chairman of the Board of Directors and of the Executive Committee, BancoEstado. May 2015, appointed Minister of Finance of Chile.