Juan Ariel Jiménez - Teacher policies: lessons from the Dominican Republic
Date and Time
February 18, 2026
04:00PM - 05:00PM EST
Our guest speaker was Juan Ariel Jimenez, Professor at the Harvard Kennedy School.
He is an economist with a master's degree in Public Administration in International Development (MPA/ID) from Harvard University and a master's degree in Infrastructure Development and Financing from University College London. He has held positions of high responsibility in the Dominican government, including Minister of Economy, Planning and Development, Vice Minister of the Presidency, advisor to the Ministry of the Presidency, Deputy Director of Foreign Exchange Affairs of the Central Bank, among others. During his years of public service, he stood out for leading several development projects such as educational reform, among others.