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Santiago Fernandez de Cordoba
Santiago
Fernandez de Cordova is a Senior Economist at UNCTAD and Coordinator of the
United Nations Forum on Sustainability Standards (UNFSS). He has been a trade
policy expert for over 22 years, particularly on market access issues,
standards and structural adjustment. He advises governments on economic
development, trade negotiation and promotion. He participated as a speaker on
economic development and trade liberalization at over 200 conferences
worldwide. He is a Visiting Professor at the Universidad de Navarra Center for
International Development and was a Visiting Scholar at Georgetown University’s
School of Foreign Service. He is the Editor of the UNFSS Flagship series. The 5th
UNFSS Flagship covers “Voluntary Sustainability Standards, sustainability
Agenda and Developing Countries: Opportunities and Challenges”. Furthermore, he
has published the book “Coping with Trade Reform” (Palgrave – McMillan), as
well as numerous studies on economic development and trade policy. He has also
served as an expert and consultant for the World Bank, OECD, and World Trade
Organization. Prior to joining the United Nations, he worked in management
consulting and investment banking. Santiago holds an MBA from the University
LUISS Guido Carl and a degree in Economics from Universidad de Navarra.