Carlos Serrano is Chief economist at BBVA Research in Mexico, where he leads a team of economists conducting research on economic trends, financial markets, and regulation.

He holds a Master’s degree and a Ph.D. from the University of California, Berkeley, where he specialized in macroeconomics, international finance, and industrial organization. He earned a B.S. in Economics from the Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México (ITAM).

In 2000, he was awarded the National Prize for Economic Research, presented annually by Banco Nacional de México.

Before joining BBVA, Carlos served as Executive Vice President for Regulatory Policy at Mexico’s National Banking and Securities Commission, where he was responsible for designing regulation for banks, securities and derivatives markets, broker-dealers, and mutual funds. He also represented Mexico before the Basel Committee and IOSCO.

He previously worked at the World Bank, where he held several positions, including Country Economist for Peru, Paraguay, and Bolivia.

He has also taught advanced macroeconomics and finance at ITAM.