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Jacques Rogozinski, IIC General Manager
(Photo: W.Heinz-IDB)
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Jacques Rogozinski, a Mexican citizen, has been named general manager of the Inter-American Investment Corporation.
Rogozinski, who joined the IIC in January 1999 as deputy general manager, played a key role in the design and preparation of a
three-year business plan that will be carried out with a $500 million capital increase recently approved by the Corporation’s 37
member governments. Before joining the IIC, Rogozinski served for two years as senior advisor for private sector issues in the
IDB’s Office of the Executive Vice President.
In 1989–93, Rogozinski headed the Office of Privatization of State Industries in Mexico. Under his direction, more than 220
Mexican companies, including giants such as Teléfonos de México and Mexicana Airlines, were sold to the
private sector. Rogozinski has also served as head of Banobras, the Mexican National Public Works Bank, and Fonatur, the
National Fund for Tourism and Development. He is the author of a book on privatization and economic development in Mexico.
In 1993, the World Economic Forum named Rogozinski one of the Global Leaders of Tomorrow, a group that meets regularly to
discuss international topics.
Rogozinski has a business degree from the Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México and an M.A. and
a Ph.D. in economics from the University of Colorado.
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