 | Rebeca Grynspan, |
Rebeca Grynspan, Director of ECLAC's Subregional Headquarters in Mexico and former Vice-President of her country, has also served as a member of the UN Millennium Project's Task Force on Poverty and Economic Development and on the UN High-Level Panel on Financing for Development. As Vice President of Costa Rica from 1994 to 1998, she concurrently served as Coordinating Minister of the Government's Social and Economic Sectors, Housing and Human Settlements Minister. From 1986-1988, Ms. | Grynspan was Vice Minister of Finance, responsible for the Treasury. Ms. Grynspan's impressive work in poverty reduction, democratic governance and gender equality inspires great confidence in her ability to continue UNDP's legacy in supporting public policy in Latin America. Ms. Grynspan studied Economics and Sociology at the Hebrew University, holds a B.S. in Economics from the University of Costa Rica and an M.S. in Economics from Sussex University. She will assume her duties in March 2006. |