Luis Carlos Ugalde

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Luis Carlos Ugalde Ramírez (b. 1966 in Mexico City) is a Mexican scholar who is the current president of the Federal Electoral Institute.

[edit] Education

Luis Carlos Ugalde received a Ph.D. in political science (1999) and a master's degree in political science (1994) and public administration (1992), all from Columbia University. He also holds a B.A. in economics from the ITAM (1990).

[edit] Career

Luis Carlos Ugalde was a professor of political science and chair of the undergraduate program in political science and international relations at the Center for Economic Research and Teaching (CIDE) in Mexico City. He has been a researcher and adjunct professor at various academic institutions, including Harvard University's David Rockefeller Center for Latin American Studies (2001); Georgetown University (2002): American University (2000); the Autonomous Technological Institute of Mexico, ITAM, (1989-1996); and the Monterrey Institute of Technology and Higher Studies, ITESM, (2003).

In addition to his academic career, he has worked in the Mexican government. He was chief of staff to the Secretary of Energy in 1997 and chief of staff at Mexico's embassy to the United States of America from 1997 to 2000. Ugalde is a permanent member of the Mexican Council for Economic and Social Development (COMDES).

He was appointed president of the Federal Electoral Institute by Congress in October 2003.

He was in charge to what many regard as the most difficult election in Mexico´s modern history, the one of 2006.

Preceded by José Woldenberg

President of the Federal Electoral Institute 2003 – present

Incumbent