Francisco Rivadeneira

Francisco Rivadeneira is a former Ecuadorian government official, private sector representative and university professor.

Early life and education Francisco Rivadeneira was a career diplomat being posted during his professional life at the Embassy of Ecuador towards the Soviet Unión in Moscow, the United Nations in New York - USA, the United Nations in Geneva - Switzerland, the Embassy of Ecuador in Paris - France and the Embassy of Ecuador in Panama City - Panama.

His grandfather, Alfredo Rivadeneira Albán-Mestanza

From his mother's and specialized in the fields of internacional economics, internacional trade, internacional negotiations, Internacional business, economic integration, and others, at the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies, at the Universidad Andina "Simon Bolivar", the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Quito and the University of Barcelona.

Career He served as Deputy Minister of International Trade and Economic Integration at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ecuador from 2010 to 2013. During that time and under his responsibility, the actual Export and Investment Promotion Agency of Ecuador (PROECUADOR) was created, as well as the Trade Offices Network of Ecuador Worldwide.

He was the President of the Commission of the Andean Community (CAN) from 2012 to 2013.

He was Minister of Internacional Trade from 2013 to 2015 and created the ministry.

He also initiated discussions (Canada, EFTA, South Korea, China, Japan, Mexico), initiated negotiations (Turkey, Honduras) and closed negotiations (Guatemala, El Salvador) with other trading partners of Ecuador.

He was then appointed as Ecuador's Representative to the International Monetary Fund from 2015 to 2021.

He was also the Executive Director of the Chamber of Chambers of Ecuador (Comité Empresarial Ecuatoriano) in 2024.