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Jose Carlos Orihuela
Jose Carlos Orihuela is a fourth-year student in the Ph.D. program in Sustainable Development. With extensive work experience prior to his studies, Jose Carlos is familiar with both policy and research sides of development. He served in the government of Peru at the Ministry of Transportation, the Ministry of Finance, and the National Council for Competitiveness, which he directed for four months prior to entering Columbia University. Outside his native country, he has worked at the World Bank, as a junior consultant, and the Earth Institute at Columbia University, as Project Manager of the Andean Competitiveness Project.
Jose Carlos holds a B.A. in Economics from the Pontificia Universidad Catolica del Peru and a MPA/ID from Harvard University.
His research interests include resource-based economies, political economy of development, and sustainable development strategies.