"Energy policy in Latin America, the cases of Mexico and Brazil." Presentation by Alejandro Díaz-Bautista, Ph.D. Professor of Economics and Researcher. Prepared for Economic Policy in Latin America, Graduate School of International Relations & Pacific Studies. University of California, San Diego (UCSD), La Jolla, California, January 20, 2010. Dr. Alejandro Díaz-Bautista received his Ph.D. in Economics from the University of California Irvine (UCI). He also earned his master's degree in economics at UCI. He was educated at ITAM in Mexico City where he earned his Bachelor’s degree in Economics. He has been professor of Economics and Researcher at COLEF. He held the position of head of the Master’s Program in Applied Economics and coordinated the working paper series in economics. Professor Díaz-Bautista has taught courses in the fields of industrial organization, macroeconomics, international economics, political economy, econometrics, public finance, economic growth, economy and territory and regional economics. Professor Díaz-Bautista has also been a research fellow and guest scholar at the Center for U.S.-Mexican Studies, University of California San Diego (UCSD). He has also been teaching courses in international economics, economic policy in latin america, economic geography and economic development at the Universidad Iberoamericana del Noroeste, CISE and UCSD. Previously, he worked at the Energy Regulatory Commission and the Ministry of Energy. He has also worked as an energy economist and economic consultant for private firms. He has been a member of the Technical Committee for the Federal Electoral Institute and CONACYT. In 2009, he is also a member of the U.S.-Mexico Border Governors Council of Economic Advisers. Email: adiazbau@hotmail.com