 As head of various major projects while at INCAE he gave advise at the highest levels of government on economic, social and institutional reforms in Central and South America, at different times he was consultant to the Organization of American States, the United Nations Development Program, and the United Nations Industrial Development Organization.He was also the Director of the Latin American Center for Competitiveness and Sustainable Development at INCAE.In that capacity, he provided intellectual and managerial oversight to a team of professionals collaborating with the Central American presidents to develop and implement a strategic framework for competitiveness and sustainable development in the region.