He is the Dean of the School of Government and Professor of Economics at Torcuato Di Tella University. He also serves as an external advisor for Banco Galicia and Moore Capital Strategy Group, and was previously an external advisor for the World Bank. Additionally, he is a member of the Latin American Committee on Financial Affairs. He served on the Board of Directors of Caja de Valores, S.A. Previously, Dr. Guidotti was the Deputy Minister of Economy and Secretary of Finance of Argentina. He also co-chaired the G-22 Working Group on Strengthening the Financial System and held various positions at the Central Bank of Argentina (B.C.R.A.), including 2nd Vice President, Director, and Advisor to the President. Dr. Guidotti has also been a member of the Executive Committee of the Bank Capitalization Fund.

Martin Castellano joined the IIF as a Senior Economist in June 2011 after more than a decade at the Central Bank of Argentina delivering applied macroeconomic research. At the Central Bank he held a number of key senior positions, including the Governor’s Chief of Staff, Deputy Head of Economic Research and Executive Counselor to the Governor between 1999 and 2010. Mr. Castellano has actively taken part in international central bank gatherings delivering presentations on macroeconomic issues to a variety of audiences.Previously, as a GFOA Cecil Partee Fellow and Management Fellow, he advised several local governments in the United States on public finance and economic policy. In addition, he carried out macroeconomic research at several consultant firms in Buenos Aires and he served as professor of macroeconomic theory and applied analysis at a number of universities in Argentina.

María Paola is Head of Frontier LatAm Research, focusing on Latin America and the Caribbean. She was previously Principal Economist at BBVA Research, where she was responsible for coverage of Colombia and Panama, and focused on developing macro programming models to aid in economic forecasting. María Paola has also worked at Banco de la República (Central Bank of Colombia) as an Economist in the Macroeconomic Modeling Department. She has taught several courses in International Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics in Colombia.