Giancarlo Ibarguen
| Giarcarlo Ibárgüen | |
|---|---|
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| Born |
Giancarlo Ibárgüen Segovia October 15, 1963 Guatemala City, Guatemala |
| Died |
March 9, 2016 (aged 53) Guatemala City, Guatemala |
| Nationality | Guatemalan |
| Occupation | Academic, businessman |
| Years active | 1988–2016 |
| Known for | President of Universidad Francisco Marroquín |
Giancarlo Ibárgüen (October 15, 1963 – March 9, 2016) was a Guatemalan businessman and academic.[1] He served as President of the Universidad Francisco Marroquín from 2003 to August 14, 2013.[1][2][3]
Early life
Giancarlo Ibarguen was born in October 15, 1963 in Guatemala City, Guatemala. His father was Roberto Andres Ibargüen and his mother Lillian Segovia de Ibargüen. [1] He received a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering with honors from Texas A&M University in 1985.[1][2]
Career
Academia
Ibarguen started his career at the Universidad Francisco Marroquín as a Professor of Economics.[1] He was a member of the Board of Directors of UFM from 1992 till his death.[1] From 1995 to 2003, he served as its Secretary General.[1] Starting in 2003, he was its President.[1][2] Starting in 2005, he was the Director of the Centro Henry Hazlitt (a research center in honor of Henry Hazlitt) at UFM.[1]
Ibarguen was a founding editor of the magazine Intuición and sat on the editorial board of Gerencia magazine from 1992 to 1994.[1] He sat on the Advisory Board of the Society for Philosophical Inquiry.[1] He was also a Board member of the Asociación de Gerentes de Guatemala and the Society for Philosophical Inquiry.[1] His work has been published in Telecommunications Policy, Siglo Veintiuno, The Wall Street Journal, etc.[1][2]
Think tanks
Ibarguen was a member of the Board of Directors of the Centro de Estudios Económicos Sociales since 1990.[1][2] In 1991, he was a founding member of the Asociación por el Poder Local (APOLO).[1][2] From 2005 to 2006, he served as Vice President of the Association of Private Enterprise Education, and as its President from 2006 to 2007.[1][2] Starting in 2007, he was a Board member of the Liberty Fund in Indianapolis, Indiana.[1][2] In 2008, he joined the Board of Trustees of the Philadelphia Society.[1][4] Since 2005, he sat on the Board of Advisors of AIESEC.[1] He served as Secretary on the Board of Directors of the Mont Pelerin Society.[2][5] In 2009, he received the Guardian of Freedom award from the Acton Institute.[2] A libertarian, he argued that the United States government should end its War on Drugs to put an end to violence in Guatemala.[6]
Business
From 2006 to 2008, Ibarguen served as an Advisor to the Partners in Learning program of the Microsoft Corporation.[1] He served on the Boards of Directors of Samboro, Glifos, Belluno, and Algodón Superior.[1]
Personal life
Ibarguen was married to Isabel Dougherty de Ibárgüen for 32 years. They have three children; Cristobal, Sebastian and Sofia, married to Juan de Santiago Velasco, with one grandchild; Tiago [1][2]
Ibarguen's best friends were Rafael and Chiqui Borjes. They have three children; his favorite nephew and nieces, Rafa, Anna Carlota and Andrea.
Death
Ibarguen died on March 9, 2016 in Guatemala City, Guatemala.[7]
Bibliography
- Constitucion, Socialismo y Mercantilismo en America Latina (co-written with Manuel Ayau, Nicomedes Zuloaga, Leonor Filardo, Hugo Faria, Enrique Ghersi, Marcelo Loprete, 2008)
- Facetas liberales. Ensayos en honor de Manuel F. Ayau (co-edited with Alberto Benegas Lynch, 2011)
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 "Hispanic American Center for Economic Research". hacer.org.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Anielka Munkel, 'Acton Institute presents Guardian of Freedom Award to Giancarlo Ibargüen', Acton Institute blog, November 25, 2009
- ↑ "Fallece reconocido académico de la UFM Giancarlo Ibargüen - elPeriódico de Guatemala". elPeriodico.
- ↑ The Philadelphia Society: Trustees
- ↑ Mont Pelerin Society Board of Directors
- ↑ The Drug War in Guatemala - A Conversation with Giancarlo Ibarguen, Reason Foundation, October 21, 2011
- ↑ Vasquez, Ian. "Remembering Giancarlo Ibarguen (1963-2016)". Cato Institute. Retrieved March 22, 2016.
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