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Nahuel Oddone

Profesor

Brief biography

 

He holds a Bachelor's degree in International Relations from the National University of Central Buenos Aires Province (Argentina), a Master's degree in Economic Integration Law from the University of Salvador (Argentina), a Master's degree in Global and Regional Economic Integration from the International University of Andalusia (Spain), and a Ph.D. in International Studies from the University of the Basque Country (Euskal Herriko Unibertsitatea, Spain).

Since July 1, 2024, he has served as Chief of the International Trade and Productive Development Unit at the Subregional Headquarters in Mexico of the United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC). Previously, he worked as an Economist/Coordination Officer in the Office of the United Nations Resident Coordinator in Honduras, Head of Promotion and Exchange of Regional Social Policies at the MERCOSUR Social Institute, Regional Business Environment Advisor at the Regional Center for the Promotion of Micro, Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises (MSMEs), and Coordinator of ECLAC’s Value Chain Studies.

His work combines international trade, regional integration, and industrial policy, with a particular focus on value chains and their economic and social upgrading. Among his publications, the manuals for strengthening value chains and several books on local development, regional integration, and international cooperation in Latin America are especially noteworthy.

His academic experience includes teaching, lecturing, and conducting research activities at universities across Latin America and Europe. He is also an Associate Researcher at the United Nations University Institute on Comparative Regional Integration Studies.