Ernesto Stein joined Tecnológico de Monterrey as Distinguished Professor of Public Policy at the School of Government and Public Transformation in February 2024. He was the IDB representative in Mexico, where he guided all IDB Group activities (public and private) with a focus on reducing regional gaps and fostering economic development. With a career spanning 30 years at the IDB, he held different positions, including principal economist at the Research Department and regional economic advisor for Central America, and Mexico. He has also been a Growth Fellow at Harvard University’s Center for International Development. His work has focused on international trade and integration, foreign direct investment, productive development policies, agribusiness, and startup ecosystems. He has authored or edited 12 books and contributed more than 40 articles in edited volumes and refereed journals such as the Journal of International Economics, the Journal of Development Economics, Economic Policy, Economics and Politics.