José Luis Mardones
In his professional career he has been an academician, senior executive and consultant. He got a PhD in International Studies at The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, Tufts University, Boston, U.S.A. and an MSc in Industrial Engineering at the University of Chile. His PhD thesis was on real options applied to mining operational management. He has been professor of economics and finance at the Graduate School of Engineering, University of Chile. He has been CEO at several companies (CorreosChile, -the postal company-; Colbún Electric Company; Port Concessions Authority), Chairman of the board of Valparaíso Port Authority and Banco del Estado, and previously, manager – in planning, research, mining, finance, or general management- at several mining companies and institutions, including, Codelco, Chilean Copper Commission, Enami and Enacar. Currently he is a consultant and a member of the board at Metro Valparaíso and CESCO Corporation.