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Ignacio Briones, Former minister of finance, Chile

Ignacio Briones holds a PhD in Economics from the Institut d’Études Politiques de Paris (Sciences Po). He earned his undergraduate degree in Business and Economics (Ingeniero Comercial), as well as master’s degrees in Economics and Political Science, from the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile.
He served as Chile’s Minister of Finance during President Sebastián Piñera’s second administration. Prior to joining government, he was Dean of the School of Government at Universidad Adolfo Ibáñez.
He is a Senior Fellow and Professor of Economics and Public Policy at Universidad Adolfo Ibáñez, Chile. Briones has also served as a corporate board member and consultant. He is co-founder and Chairman of the Board of the think tank Horizontal. He also volunteers as a mathematics teacher in a public school through Enseña Chile.

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