Ricardo Hausmann is Director of the Growth Lab at Harvard's Center for International Development and the Rafik Hariri Professor of the Practice of International Political Economy at Harvard Kennedy School. Previously, he served as the Director of the Center for International Development (2005-2019). He also teaches a capstone course on the MPAID program. Previously, he served as the first Chief Economist of the Inter-American Development Bank (1994-2000), where he created the Research Department. He has served as Minister of Planning of Venezuela (1992-1993) and as a member of the Board of the Central Bank of Venezuela. He also served as Chair of the IMF-World Bank Development Committee. He was Professor of Economics at the Instituto de Estudios Superiores de Administracion (IESA) (1985-1991) in Caracas, where he founded the Center for Public Policy. His research interests include issues of growth, macroeconomic stability, international finance, and the social dimensions of development. He holds a PhD in economics from Cornell University.
Executive Education Programs
Leading Economic Growth (Online)
Courses
Sponsored projects include research, training, convening, and other initiatives externally funded through grants, contracts, and cooperative agreements. Funding sources can include the US federal government, state and local agencies, private foundations, corporations, and foreign entities (public and private).
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Outside Professional Activities For Ricardo Hausmann
2019
- MasterCard Center for Inclusive Growth, Senior Fellow, Advisory Council - Unpaid
- Center for Global Development, External Fellow – Unpaid
- Inter-American Development Bank, Governor for Venezuela - Unpaid
- Santa Fe Institute, External Faculty - Unpaid
- Project Syndicate, Columnist - Paid
- Ricardo Hausmann Consulting, Consultant and Principal Investigator - Paid
2018
- Aditya Birla Management Corporation, Conference - Paid
- Economists Meeting, Jefes de los Bancos Centrales - Unpaid
- MasterCard Center for Inclusive Growth, Senior Fellow, Advisory Council - Unpaid
- Santa Fe Institute, External Faculty - Unpaid
- World Economic Forum, Chair of Global Agenda Council's Meta-Council on Inclusive Growth – Unpaid
- Project Syndicate, Columnist - Paid
- HiCue Speakers, Speaker - Paid
- Ricardo Hausmann Consulting, Consultant and Principal Investigator - Paid
- International Monetary Fund (IMF), Participant in Seminar - Unpaid
- The European House – Ambrosetti Forum, Speaker - Unpaid
- True Economic Talk Forum, CEEP, Speaker – Paid
- Learned Society of Wales, Symposium, Speaker - Unpaid
2017
- World Economic Forum, Chair of Global Agenda Council's Meta-Council on Inclusive Growth – Unpaid
- Project Syndicate, Columnist - Paid
- Ricardo Hausmann Consulting, Consultant and Principal Investigator - Paid
- Santa Fe Institute, External Faculty - Unpaid
- MasterCard Center for Inclusive Growth, Senior Fellow, Advisory Council – Unpaid
- HiCue Speakers, Speaker - Paid
- International Monetary Fund, Speaker – Unpaid
2016
- MasterCard Center for Inclusive Growth, Senior Fellow, Advisory Council - Unpaid
- Santa Fe Institute, External Faculty - Unpaid
- Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), Speaker – Paid
- World Economic Forum, Chair of Global Agenda Council's Meta-Council on Inclusive Growth until June 2016 – Unpaid
- Center for Global Development, External Fellow - Unpaid
- Brookings Institute, Speaker - Paid
- Project Syndicate, Columnist - Paid
- HiCue Speakers, Speaker - Paid
- Ricardo Hausmann Consulting, Consultant and Principal Investigator - Paid
- FUNDESA, Speaker - Paid
- International Monetary Fund (IMF), Participant in Seminar - Unpaid
- IEEE, Speaker - Unpaid
- LACEA, Speaker - Unpaid
- ABENGOA, Board Member until Nov 2016 - Paid
2015
- MasterCard Center for Inclusive Growth, Senior Fellow, Advisory Council – Unpaid
- World Economic Forum, Chair of Global Agenda Council’s Meta-Council on Inclusive Growth –Unpaid
- Santa Fe Institute, External Faculty –Unpaid
- Abengoa, Advisory Board member – Paid
- Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), Speaker – Paid
- Center for Finance & Development, Graduate Institute of Geneva, Advisory Committee President – Unpaid
- Center for Global Development, External Fellow – Unpaid
- CAF, Speaker – Unpaid
- Project Syndicate, Columnist – Paid
- HiCue Speakers, Speaker – Paid
- Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Resources, Saudi Arabia, Consultant – Paid
- Central Bank of Kazakhstan, Consultant – Paid
- Nazarbayev University, Kazakhstan, Consultant – Paid
- Speakers Associates, Speaker – Paid
- National Confederation of Industry, Brazil, Speaker – Paid
- International Monetary Fund (IMF) Conference, Speaker – Unpaid
- World Bank Distinguished Speaker Series, Speaker – Paid
- Confecamaras, Speaker – Paid
- Learned Society of Wales International Symposium, Presenter – Unpaid
- SAGIA Global Competitiveness Forum, Speaker – Paid
- Spinnaker Capital, Speaker – Paid
2014
- MasterCard Center for Inclusive Growth, Senior Fellow, Advisory Council – 2014 – Unpaid
- World Economic Forum, Chair of Global Agenda Council’s Meta-Council on Inclusive Growth – 2014 – Unpaid
- Santa Fe Institute, External Faculty – 2014 – Unpaid
- Abengoa, Advisory Board member – 2014 – Paid
- Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), External Advisor – 2014 – Unpaid
- Center for Finance & Development, Graduate Institute of Geneva, Advisory Committee President – 2014 – Unpaid
- Center for Global Development, External Fellow – 2014 – Unpaid
- CAF, Speaker – 2014 – Unpaid
- BoA Merrill Lynch, Speaker – 2014 – Paid
- Citi Group, Speaker – 2014 – Paid
- Aspen Institute of Mexico (AIM), Speaker – 2014 – Paid
- JP Morgan, Speaker – 2014 – Paid
- Economics Conclave (India), Conference speaker – 2014 – Unpaid
- Project Syndicate, Columnist – 2014 – Paid
- HiCue Speakers, Speaker – 2014 – Paid
- Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Resources, Saudi Arabia, Consultant – 2014 – Paid
- Central Bank of Kazakhstan, Consultant – 2014 – Paid
- Nazarbayev University, Kazakhstan, Consultant – 2014 – Paid
2013
- Abengoa, Advisory Board Member - 2013/2014 - paid
- MasterCard Senior Fellow - 2013/2014 - paid
- Inter-American Development Bank (IADB), consultant - 2013 - paid
- World Bank, consultant - 2013 - paid
- Growth Ventures, LLC, partner - 2012/2013 - paid
- Camara de Comercio de Lima (CCL), speaker - 2013 - paid
- JP Morgan - (Investor seminar at the time of IMF/WB Interim Meetings), speaker - 2013 - paid
- Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria (BBVA), speaker - 2013 - paid
- Quo Vadis 2013 - Foro anual de la industria Chile, speaker - 2013 - paid
- UBS European Conference, speaker - 2013 - paid
- Latin American Sales Conference, keynote speaker - 2013 - paid
- Coppel, speaker - 2013 - paid
- Sociedad Nacional de Industrias, speaker - 2013 - paid
- Hilda Maria Falla Communicaciones, speaker - 2013 - paid
2012
- Growth Ventures, LLC, partner - 2012/2013 - paid
- Asimet – Asociación de Industrias Metalúrgicas y Metalmecánicas, speaker 2012 paid
- Citi: LABLS (Latina America Business Leaders Summit), speaker - 2012 - paid
- Fundacion Avina, Sustainable Development in Latin America, speaker - 2012 - paid
- Annual Israeli Prime Minister’s Conference for Corporations and Growth, Israel - 2012 - paid
- Sociedad Nacional de Mineria, Petroleo y Energia, Lima, Peru - 2012 - paid
- National Industrial Cluster Development Program, Saudi Arabia - paid