Augusto Álvarez Rodrich
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Augusto Aníbal Álvarez Rodrich (born 12 October 1959 in Lima
) is a Peru
vian economist and journalist in print, radio and television.
He obtained a bachelor's degree in economics
at the University of the Pacific (Peru)
before going on to obtain a master's degree in public administration at the John F. Kennedy School of Government
at Harvard University
, where he was a Fulbright scholar
. He also studied specialised courses at Stanford University
, the University of Manchester
and Northwestern University
.
He worked for Grupo Apoyo from 1980 until 2002, reaching the position of General Director of Apoyo Communications and editor of the magazines Perú Económico, Semana Económica and Debate. He was also Director of Apoyo Opinion and Market and of the Apoyo Institute.
He became Vice President of the Commission for Market Entry and Exit at Indecopi, Vice President of Osiptel and Director of Interbank
. He also participated as advisor of projects for multilateral organisations and various processes of privatisation in Peru, Colombia
and Guatemala
.
He has been director of the daily Perú 21 since its foundation and anchor of the radio
programme Ampliación de Noticias (news in depth, Radio Programas del Perú, RPP) and associate professor at the University of the Pacific
. He was director and anchor of the television
programme Dos Dedos de Frente (Spanish expression for "common sense", Frecuencia Latina
).
He moderated the debate between Alan García and Ollanta Humala
in the Peruvian general election, 2006.
and state reform:
Lima
Lima is the capital and the largest city of Peru. It is located in the valleys of the Chillón, Rímac and Lurín rivers, in the central part of the country, on a desert coast overlooking the Pacific Ocean. Together with the seaport of Callao, it forms a contiguous urban area known as the Lima...
) is a Peru
Peru
Peru , officially the Republic of Peru , is a country in western South America. It is bordered on the north by Ecuador and Colombia, on the east by Brazil, on the southeast by Bolivia, on the south by Chile, and on the west by the Pacific Ocean....
vian economist and journalist in print, radio and television.
He obtained a bachelor's degree in economics
Economics
Economics is the social science that analyzes the production, distribution, and consumption of goods and services. The term economics comes from the Ancient Greek from + , hence "rules of the house"...
at the University of the Pacific (Peru)
University of the Pacific (Peru)
University of the Pacific is a small private university in the Jesús María District of Lima, Peru. It was established in 1962 by a group of Peruvian entrepreneurs supported by the Society of Jesus...
before going on to obtain a master's degree in public administration at the John F. Kennedy School of Government
John F. Kennedy School of Government
The John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University is a public policy and public administration school, and one of Harvard's graduate and professional schools...
at Harvard University
Harvard University
Harvard University is a private Ivy League university located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States, established in 1636 by the Massachusetts legislature. Harvard is the oldest institution of higher learning in the United States and the first corporation chartered in the country...
, where he was a Fulbright scholar
Fulbright Program
The Fulbright Program, including the Fulbright-Hays Program, is a program of competitive, merit-based grants for international educational exchange for students, scholars, teachers, professionals, scientists and artists, founded by United States Senator J. William Fulbright in 1946. Under the...
. He also studied specialised courses at Stanford University
Stanford University
The Leland Stanford Junior University, commonly referred to as Stanford University or Stanford, is a private research university on an campus located near Palo Alto, California. It is situated in the northwestern Santa Clara Valley on the San Francisco Peninsula, approximately northwest of San...
, the University of Manchester
University of Manchester
The University of Manchester is a public research university located in Manchester, United Kingdom. It is a "red brick" university and a member of the Russell Group of research-intensive British universities and the N8 Group...
and Northwestern University
Northwestern University
Northwestern University is a private research university in Evanston and Chicago, Illinois, USA. Northwestern has eleven undergraduate, graduate, and professional schools offering 124 undergraduate degrees and 145 graduate and professional degrees....
.
He worked for Grupo Apoyo from 1980 until 2002, reaching the position of General Director of Apoyo Communications and editor of the magazines Perú Económico, Semana Económica and Debate. He was also Director of Apoyo Opinion and Market and of the Apoyo Institute.
He became Vice President of the Commission for Market Entry and Exit at Indecopi, Vice President of Osiptel and Director of Interbank
Interbank
Interbank is a Peruvian provider of financial services.-History:In 1897, Elias Mujica opened an agency at Jiron de la Union in Lima's historical center under the name of Banco Internacional...
. He also participated as advisor of projects for multilateral organisations and various processes of privatisation in Peru, Colombia
Colombia
Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia , is a unitary constitutional republic comprising thirty-two departments. The country is located in northwestern South America, bordered to the east by Venezuela and Brazil; to the south by Ecuador and Peru; to the north by the Caribbean Sea; to the...
and Guatemala
Guatemala
Guatemala is a country in Central America bordered by Mexico to the north and west, the Pacific Ocean to the southwest, Belize to the northeast, the Caribbean to the east, and Honduras and El Salvador to the southeast...
.
He has been director of the daily Perú 21 since its foundation and anchor of the radio
Radio
Radio is the transmission of signals through free space by modulation of electromagnetic waves with frequencies below those of visible light. Electromagnetic radiation travels by means of oscillating electromagnetic fields that pass through the air and the vacuum of space...
programme Ampliación de Noticias (news in depth, Radio Programas del Perú, RPP) and associate professor at the University of the Pacific
University of the Pacific (Peru)
University of the Pacific is a small private university in the Jesús María District of Lima, Peru. It was established in 1962 by a group of Peruvian entrepreneurs supported by the Society of Jesus...
. He was director and anchor of the television
Television
Television is a telecommunication medium for transmitting and receiving moving images that can be monochrome or colored, with accompanying sound...
programme Dos Dedos de Frente (Spanish expression for "common sense", Frecuencia Latina
Frecuencia Latina
Frecuencia Latina , better known as Channel 2, is a Peruvian television network. The network was founded on May 31, 1962 by the Cavero Family Group who turned the station into a network filled with musical programs and variety shows...
).
He moderated the debate between Alan García and Ollanta Humala
Ollanta Humala
Ollanta Moisés Humala Tasso is a Peruvian politician and the President of Peru. Humala, who previously served as an army officer, lost the presidential election in 2006 but won the 2011 presidential election in a run-off vote...
in the Peruvian general election, 2006.
Books
Álvarez is the author of various books and academic essays (in Spanish) on privatisation, the public sectorPublic sector
The public sector, sometimes referred to as the state sector, is a part of the state that deals with either the production, delivery and allocation of goods and services by and for the government or its citizens, whether national, regional or local/municipal.Examples of public sector activity range...
and state reform:
- La implementación de políticas públicas en el Perú (editor), 1995
- El Poder en el Perú(editor), 1993
- Principios de Empresas Estatales y Privatización, 1992
- Empresas Estatales y Privatización: Cómo reformar la actividad empresarial del Estado en el Perú, 1991
- Negociación Económica Internacional: La Experiencia del Perú, 1990
- Los Objetivos de las Empresas Estatales, 1985.
External links
- Perú21 Column of the Director of Perú 21.
- Frecuencia Latina Dos Dedos de Frente programme.