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Vanessa Rubio-Márquez to join LSE's School of Public Policy as a Professor in Practice

Vanessa Rubio-Márquez to join the School of Public Policy (SPP) from January 2021. 

Vanessa Rubio15 December 2020

We are delighted to announce the appointment of Vanessa Rubio-Márquez as Professor in Practice for the School of Public Policy (SPP) from January 2021. 

Vanessa will take up a pivotal role: as a Professor in Practice she will work with students to link the theoretical and conceptual knowledge of policy-making based on her extensive professional experience.  

Vanessa has previously had a twenty-five-year long career in Mexico’s public service, including serving as Senator and three-time Deputy Minister (Finance, Social Development, and Foreign Affairs). She has represented Mexico in various international fora – including the UN, the IMF, and the G-20; in addition to her political career, Vanessa is also an author, a regular contributor in international and Mexican newspapers and journals, and has been a Professor for 14 years in her native Mexico. 

Vanessa tells us: ‘’Joining my alma mater (LSE) as a Professor in Practice at the SPP is one of the most significant achievements in my life. I want to be able to give students long life tools to become the best policy makers they can be, to positively and effectively contribute to the betterment of our world.’’

‘’We are delighted Vanessa Rubio is joining the SPP as Professor of Practice,’ says SPP Dean Andres Velasco. ‘An LSE graduate, she has direct, hands-on policy-making experience at the highest level, in public finance, social policy and international affairs. Vanessa is uniquely qualified to help train the policy leaders of tomorrow, the world over.’’ 

For more information on Professor Vanessa Rubio-Márquez, please visit her faculty profile page.

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