Alejandro Schtulmann is the founding partner and president of Emerging Markets Political Risk Analysis (EMPRA), a political risk advisory and consulting firm focusing primarily on Mexico. He is also the head of research.

Mr. Schtulmann’s responsibilities include overseeing and conducting research, holding regular meetings with legislators and experts on an array of subjects and managing the company’s business development.

Prior to founding EMPRA in 2007, Mr. Schtulmann worked as an independent consultant on energy issues and Latin American politics. Between 2001 and 2005, he worked as a research analyst for Eurasia Group on the Stability Index Project and as a consultant for the Inter-American Development Bank in Washington, D.C. From 1997 to 1999, he worked for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Mexico, where he coordinated between the OECD and federal agencies on a wide range of policy projects.

In addition to his Latin America expertise, Mr. Schtulmann has written extensively on China and Vietnam and has substantial experience with Asian economies and comparative politics. He is a frequent contributor to major newswires, think tank publications, local press and leading world newspapers, and a regular speaker on Mexican politics and security in the international financial community.

Mr. Schtulmann has a B.A. in International Trade and Business from the Instituto Tecnologico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey (ITESM). He earned a M.Sc. in Economic Development from the School of Oriental and African Studies of the University of London and a MIA in International Economic Policy from the School of International and Public Affairs at Columbia University.

In 2001, Mr. Schtulmann attended the first Bucerius Summer School on Global Governance in Hamburg, Germany, which gathers young leaders from around the world. He speaks fluent English and Spanish, intermediate Arabic and Italian, and basic French.