Arturo Porzecanski

Distinguished Economist in Residence
School of International Service

• Dr. Arturo Porzecanski, Distinguished Economist-in-Residence, is an expert in international finance, emerging markets and Latin American economics. He previously taught at Columbia University, New York University, and Williams College, but is a late arrival to academia, having spent most of his professional career working as an international economist on Wall Street. Dr. Porzecanski was chief economist for emerging markets at ABN AMRO Bank (2000-2005); chief economist for the Americas at ING Bank (1994-2000); chief emerging-markets economist at Kidder, Peabody & Co. (1992-1993); chief economist at Republic National Bank of New York (1989-1992); senior economist at J.P. Morgan Bank (1977-1989); research economist at the Center for Latin American Monetary Studies in Mexico City (1975-1976); and visiting economist at the International Monetary Fund (1973). He carries out and publishes research in international finance; provides consulting services to legal and financial firms, as well as to U.S. government agencies and multilateral institutions; teaches at the Inter-American Defense College; and serves as a Dispute Resolution Arbitrator for the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority.

• Degrees

  PhD, Economics, University of Pittsburgh; MA, Economics, University of Pittsburgh; BA, Economics, Whittier College

• Favorite Spot on Campus:

  Anywhere wthin sight of the new SIS building.
  

  Book Currently Reading:

  Steve Jobs, by Walter Isaacson
  

  Languages Spoken:

  Spanish, Portuguese and Italian