María Luisa Hayem Brevé

María Luisa Hayem Brevé has over 22 years of experience in trade, financial inclusion, and economic development strategies. She began her career as Counselor of the Permanent Mission of El Salvador to the World Trade Organization (WTO) in Geneva, Switzerland, in 2003. From 2009 to 2016, she worked for the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) and subsequently, joined the Consultative Group to Assist the Poor (CGAP) in Washington, D.C., where she led initiatives to expand access to financial products and services among underserved populations in Latin America and the Caribbean and Africa.

In 2019, she became the Minister of Economy of El Salvador, where she leads, coordinates, and monitors Government ́s efforts to create a favorable business climate to increase private and public investment; boost exports; promote innovation and technology adoption to enhance productivity; and facilitate the creation of more and better jobs.

María Luisa holds a master's degree in Law and Diplomacy, with a focus on Economic Development and International Business, from The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University (USA). She earned her bachelor ́s degree in Economics and Business from the Escuela Superior de Economía y Negocios (ESEN) (El Salvador). She also completed a Certificate in Project Management from Georgetown University (USA), and holds a French Language Diploma from La Sorbonne (France). Her ongoing and executive education includes the Digital Transformation Program: From AI and IoT to Cloud, Blockchain, and Cybersecurity from MIT Professional Education, as well as the Certificate in High Impact Communication from INCAE Business School.