Forty-first session of ECLAC

Professor of Public Policy at the School of Public Policy at the London School of Economics and Political Science. He was the inaugural Dean of the School of Public Policy, holding the office from its establishment in 2018 until 2026.

Prior to joining LSE, he was a member of the G20 Eminent Persons Group (2017-18). During 2015-16 he co-chaired the Global Panel on the Future of the Multilateral Lending Institutions. In 2013-16 he was a member of the Global Oceans Commission.

Prof. Velasco was a presidential candidate in Chile in 2013. He also was the Minister of Finance of Chile between March 2006 and March 2010. During his tenure he was recognized as Latin American Finance Minister of the Year by several international publications. His work to save Chile´s copper windfall and create a rainy-day fund was highlighted in the Financial Times, the Economist, the Wall Street Journal and Bloomberg, among many others.