- Jaime Serra Puche
Jaime José Serra Puche (b.
January 11 ,1955 inMexico City ) is aMexican economist. He is Chairman ofSAI Consulting and Principal ofNAFTA Fund . His professional practice includes the design of investment strategies in Mexico for foreign companies and advice to Mexican companies interested in becoming regional players in North America.He served as Mexico's Undersecretary of Revenue, Secretary of Commerce and Industry in the cabinet of
Carlos Salinas de Gortari and for 28 days he served as Secretary of Finance and Public Credit in the cabinet ofErnesto Zedillo . Mr. Serra led the negotiation and implementation of theNorth American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA); promoted the conclusion of theUruguay Round and the creation of theWorld Trade Organization (WTO); headed the negotiations of free trade agreements withChile ,Colombia ,Venezuela ,Bolivia andCosta Rica and promoted the creation of theFederal Competition Commission .He was a trustee of the Yale Corporation and currently co-chairs The President's Council on International Activities of
Yale University . He is a member ofThe Trilateral Commission andThe US-Mexico Bilateral Council . He is a director of the following publicly listed companies:Chiquita Brands International (CQB);The Mexico Fund (MXF),Tenaris (TS),Vitro (VTO) andGrupo Modelo (GMODELOC).Jaime Serra is the son of Jorge Serra Perayre and Carmen Puche Planes. He received a bachelor's degree in political science and public administration from the
National Autonomous University of Mexico , a master's degree in economics fromEl Colegio de México and a doctorate's degree in economics fromYale University .He has taught several courses in economics at "El Colegio de México" (1979–1986) and at
Stanford University (1982). From 1986 until 1988 he served as undersecretary of finance in the cabinet ofMiguel de la Madrid . He received theNational Prize of Social Sciences , Mexico 1986 andNational Prize of Economics , Mexico 1979.Serra is married to Joanna Wright Abbott.
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* "Diccionario biográfico del gobierno mexicano", Ed. Fondo de Cultura Económica, Mexico, 1992.
* [http://www.sai.com.mx "SAI Consulting"]
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