Moisés Naím
| Moisés Naím | |
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Naím speaking about Latin America at the World Economic Forum in 2009
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| Venezuelan Minister of Trade and Industry | |
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In office 1989–1990 |
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| President | Carlos Andrés Pérez |
| Succeeded by | Imelda Cisneros |
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July 5, 1952 Tripoli, Libya |
| Nationality | Venezuelan |
| Profession | Journalist |
Moisés Naím (born July 5, 1952) is a Distinguished Fellow at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, an internationally syndicated columnist whose writings are published by leading papers worldwide, and the author of more than 10 books. In 2013, the British magazine Prospect listed Naim as one of the world's leading thinkers. In 2014 and 2015, Dr. Naím was ranked among the top 100 influential global thought leaders by Gottlieb Duttweiler Institute (GDI) for work in his latest book, The End of Power.
Naim served as the editor in chief of Foreign Policy magazine for 14 years (1996-2010). Since 2011, he has directed and hosted Efecto Naim, a weekly television program on international affairs that airs throughout the Americas on NTN24. In 2010, he received the Ortega y Gasset Prize for his important contribution to journalism in the Spanish language.
He is the former Minister of Trade and Industry for Venezuela and Executive Director of the World Bank.
Moisés Naím studied at the Universidad Metropolitana in Caracas, Venezuela. Following his undergraduate studies, he attended the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, where he obtained both a master’s of science and doctorate degrees.
Naím was a professor of business strategy and industrial economics at Instituto de Estudios Superiores de Administración (IESA), Venezuela’s leading business school and research center located in Caracas. He also served as its dean between 1979 and 1988.
From 1989 to 1990, Naím served as Venezuela’s Minister of Trade and Industry, he wrote about this experience in his 1993 book and spoke about it in an interview with journalist Mirtha Rivero.
Moises Naím is the chief international columnist for El País, the most widely read newspaper in Spain. His column, "The Global Observer", is also published in Italy (La Repubblica), France (Slate.fr), and in the major newspapers of Latin America. He is also a contributing editor to The Atlantic.
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