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Paloma Merodio Gómez

Paloma Merodio Gómez (Mexico City, April 10, 1985) is a Mexican official and economist. She is a member of the Board of Governors of the National Institute of Statistics and Geography in Mexico, serving as Vice President responsible for the National Subsystem of Geographic, Environment, Land, and Urban Planning Information (SNIGMAOTU) from 2017 to 2024.[1] She was chair of the United Nations Regional Committee on Global Geospatial Information Management for the Americas (UN-GGIM: Americas) from 2017 to 2021.[2] From 2021 to 2024, she co-chaired[3] the United Nations Committee of Experts on Global Geospatial Information Management (UN-GGIM) one of the subsidiary bodies of the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) that fosters global development through geospatial information[4] management.

Biography

Academic background

Born in Mexico City on April 10, 1985. She studied for a Bachelor's degree in Economics with a specialization in Political Economy at the Autonomous Technological Institute of Mexico from 2005 to 2009. After graduating, she pursued a Master's in Public Administration in International Development at Harvard University from 2011 to 2013. Subsequently, in 2024, she graduated with honors with a PhD in Economics from the National Autonomous University of Mexico.

Professional career

She worked at the Ministry of Social Development as the General Director of Evaluation and Monitoring of Social Programs and served at the Mexican Social Security Institute (IMSS) as the Coordinator of Strategic Research. She has been a consultant for the World Bank in Indonesia and for the International Finance Corporation (IFC).

In April 2017, she joined the Board of Governors[5] of the National Institute of Statistics and Geography (INEGI) as the Vice President responsible for the National Subsystem of Geographic, Environmental[disambiguation needed], Land, and Urban Planning Information (SNIGMAOTU),[1] which is part of the National System of Statistical and Geographic Information (SNIEG) of Mexico. With her appointment in 2017, she became the second woman to be part of the Board of Governors in the 34-year history of the Institute, following economist Rocío Ruiz Chávez in 2009. INEGI is the autonomous public body responsible for regulating and coordinating the National System of Statistical and Geographical Information. It is also tasked with collecting and disseminating information about Mexico in terms of territory, resources, population, and economy. This allows for understanding the characteristics of the country and aids in the decision-making process.[6]

In December 2017, in her role as vice president, she assumed the presidency of the United Nations Regional Committee on Global Geospatial Information Management for the Americas (UN-GGIM: Americas) for a five-year term.[2] During the eleventh session of the United Nations Committee of Experts on Global Geospatial Information Management (UN-GGIM), held in August 2021 at the United Nations headquarters in New York, she was elected Co-Chair of this committee alongside Ingrid Vanden Berghe of the National Geographic Institute of Belgium and Fernand Eanes Bale of the National Office of Technical Studies and Development in Ivory Coast.[3]

She has been a member of the International Women's Forum, Mexico (IWF) since 2021.[7] This forum seeks to strengthen a network of support by amplifying the voices and stories of its members, increasing presence and support with leadership and equality, and creating visibility.

Publications

Book

"Women in Statistics and in Geography" was presented on September 6, 2023, at the XXIV International Meeting on Gender Statistics[8] held at the INEGI headquarters in Aguascalientes, Mexico. This book collects the life experiences and contributions of women who have advanced statistics and geography over four decades at the National Institute of Statistics and Geography in Mexico.

Selected publications

Honors and awards

References

  1. ^ a b "Acerca del Comité Ejecutivo del SNIGMAOTU – SNIEG" (in Mexican Spanish). Retrieved 2024-05-31.
  2. ^ a b UN-GGIM, Americas (2023). "Directives" (PDF). Recognizing 10 Years of Contribution to the Geospatial Development of UN-GGIM: Americas: 15.
  3. ^ a b Committee of Experts on Global Geospatial, Information Management (2021). "Chapter II. B. Election of officers" (PDF). Report on the Eleventh Session: 19.
  4. ^ "UNSD - Welcome to UNSD". unstats.un.org. Retrieved 2024-05-31.
  5. ^ Geografía (INEGI), Instituto Nacional de Estadística y. "Directorio de servidores públicos". www.inegi.org.mx (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-05-31.
  6. ^ Geografía (INEGI), Instituto Nacional de Estadística y. "Quiénes somos". en.www.inegi.org.mx (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-05-31.
  7. ^ "Directorio – iwfmexico" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-05-31.
  8. ^ "XXIV International Meeting on Gender Statistics". en.www.inegi.org.mx. Retrieved 2024-05-31.
  9. ^ Tourism Success Stories and Rising Stars: World Tourism Conference Proceedings – Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia, 4 – 6 October 2010. World Tourism Organization (UNWTO). 2012-01-01. doi:10.18111/9789284414284. ISBN 978-92-844-1428-4.

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