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Mr. Serra is a member of the Boards of Directors of Fondo México, Grupo Ferroviario Mexicano, Grupo Modelo, Bardahl, RMM Global Sourcing Solutions, Tenaris and Chiquita Brands International. He has served as Mexico’s Secretary of Finance, Secretary of Trade and Industry and Undersecretary of Revenue.
Mr. Serra led the negotiation and implementation of NAFTA by Mexico and promoted the conclusion of the Uruguay Round and the creation of the World Trade Organization. Mr. Serra also headed the negotiation of free trade agreements between Mexico, on the one hand, and Chile, Colombia, Venezuela, Bolivia and Costa Rica, on the other. He founded the Mexican Investment Board and promoted the creation of the Mexican Federal Competition Commission. He served as a trustee of the Yale Corporation and currently co-chairs The President’s Council on International Activities of Yale University. He is also a member of the Trilateral Commission and the United States-Mexico Bilateral Council.
Mr. Serra is a graduate of the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México. He earned his Master in Economics at El Colegio de México and his Ph.D. in Economics at Yale University. He has been a professor at El Colegio de México and at Stanford University, Princeton University and New York University. | 