Jose Luis Romero Hicks
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Guanajuato, Guanajuato
Guanajuato is a city and municipality in central Mexico and the capital of the state of the same name. It is located in a narrow valley, which makes the streets of the city narrow and winding. Most are alleys that cars cannot pass through, and some are long sets of stairs up the mountainsides....
, Mexico
Mexico
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) is currently a private legal, economic and financial consultant managing Partner of the Law Firm RomeroHicks & Galindohttp://www.romerohicksgalindo.com. A Member of the Mexican Council on Foreign Affairs (COMEXI).
Education
Romero Hicks is an Attorney at LawLawyer
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from the University of Guanajuato
Universidad de Guanajuato
The Universidad de Guanajuato is a university based in the Mexican state of Guanajuato, made up of about 33,828 students in programs ranging from high school level to the doctorate level. Over 17,046 of those are pursuing undergraduate, masters, and doctorate degrees...
, holds a bachelor's degree
Bachelor's degree
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in Government
Government
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from Lawrence University
Lawrence University
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and a master's degree
Master's degree
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in Social Science-Economics from Southern Oregon State College.
Family
He is married to Chiemi Murakami and has two children: Luis Felipe (17) and María José (15).Political and Professional career
Mr. Romero Hicks is currently a private legal, economic and financial consultant, Member of the Board of Trustees of the University of Guanajuato, a Member of the Mexican Council on Foreign Affairs and provides regular national radio commentary in Mexico.He served under President Carlos Salinas
Carlos Salinas
Carlos Salinas de Gortari is a Mexican economist and politician affiliated to the Institutional Revolutionary Party who served as President of Mexico from 1988 to 1994. Earlier in his career he worked in the Budget Secretariat all the way up to Secretary...
Administration as Director General for Housing Policy at the Ministry for Social Development.
In 1995 he served under Governor Vicente Fox
Vicente Fox
Vicente Fox Quesada is a Mexican former politician who served as President of Mexico from 1 December 2000 to 30 November 2006 and currently serves as co-President of the Centrist Democrat International, an international organization of Christian democratic political parties.Fox was elected...
as Minister of Planning and Finance, Guanajuato State Government. In 1974 he joined the Institutional Revolutionary Party. In 2000 he served as President and CEO of the Mexican Bank for Foreign Trade –BANCOMEXT- and as Chairman of Ocean Garden Products. Member of the Board of: Petroleos Mexicanos (PEMEX
Pemex
Petróleos Mexicanos or Pemex is a Mexican state-owned petroleum company. As of 2010, with a total asset worth of $415.75 billion, it is the second non-publicly listed largest company in the world by total market value, and Latin America's second largest enterprise by annual revenue as of 2009...
), INFONAVIT
Instituto del Fondo Nacional de la Vivienda para los Trabajadores
The Instituto del Fondo Nacional de la Vivienda para los Trabajadores is the Mexican federal institute for worker’s housing, founded in 1972, and located in the Barranca del Muerto 280, Mexico City....
, FOVI, FOVISSTE. Economic Counselor, Embassy of Mexico
Mexico
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in Japan
Japan
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; Trade and Economic Counselor, Embassy of Mexico
Mexico
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in India
India
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At Guanajuato State University he worked as professor of Law and Economics and became Planning Director.
His professional and personal endeavors have let him serve as CFO of Desarrolladora Metropolitana Corporation; one of Mexico’s top 10 housing companies. President of his home town’s Food Bank
Food bank
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http://www.bancoalimentos.org.mx and President of the Guanajuato Institute for Political Science and Public Administration.
In Mexico’s Federal Government
Federal government
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, Romero Hicks was General Director for Housing Policy at the Ministry for Social Development.
During President Vicente Fox
Vicente Fox
Vicente Fox Quesada is a Mexican former politician who served as President of Mexico from 1 December 2000 to 30 November 2006 and currently serves as co-President of the Centrist Democrat International, an international organization of Christian democratic political parties.Fox was elected...
’s "transitional government", Romero Hicks Co-chaired the National Housing Policy Committee.
Romero Hicks has been condecorated by Spain
Spain
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and Brazil
Brazil
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and has been recognized by several publications as one of the 100 best CEO's and one of the 300 most influential leaders in Mexico
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
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He is a Member of the Mexican Council of Foreign Affairs.