Edgar A. Robles is a tenured professor and director of the graduate Economics programme at the University of Costa Rica. He has worked on a number of projects to improve pension fund regulations in such countries as Colombia, Costa Rica, the UK and Spain.

Professor Robles has twenty years of experience as an international consultant, having advised dozens of governments and private institutions in Latin America and Europe. Between 2002 and 2015, he worked at Costa Rica's pensions agency and, along with a technical team from the World Bank, developed a risk-based supervisory model consistent with the principles of the International Organisation of Pension Supervisors (IOPS). He previously served as Deputy Finance Minister of Costa Rica.

Edgar holds a bachelor's degree in Economics from the University of Costa Rica and an MSc and PhD in Economics from UCLA.

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