López-Rodríguez, Patricia

Patricia López Rodríguez is a Professor of Economics at Tecnológico de Monterrey s School of Social Sciences and Government, Estado de México Campus. She holds a Ph.D. in Economics from the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM), a Master s degree in Economics and Social Policy Analysis from the University of York in the United Kingdom, and a Bachelor s degree in Economics from the Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México (ITAM). She is a senior researcher specializing in learning, monitoring, and evaluation, with more than 32 years of experience across academia, consulting, and government. Dr. López has conducted extensive research and evaluations in the areas of financial inclusion, vulnerability, gender, financial health and financial education, sustainability, decent work, social inclusion, labor market segmentation, poverty and inequality, youth and childhood, social capital, microfinance, and behavioral economics. She has taught at ITAM and Universidad Iberoamericana (UIA). She is an editor and author of books, book chapters, working papers, technical documents, public policy reports, and peer-reviewed articles in national and international journals. Her research has been presented at numerous national and international conferences and forums and has received prestigious national research awards. Dr. López has held several senior-level positions at Mexico s Ministry of Social Development (SEDESOL), now the Ministry of Welfare. She has also served as Senior Manager of Research and Learning and Lead in Monitoring, Research, Evaluation and Learning at DAI Global in the United Kingdom, as well as Senior Research and Learning Manager at New Story in the United States. Dr. López has worked with international clients and organizations, including the World Bank, the Ford Foundation, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), the Coady Institute, Save the Children, the European Microfinance Platform, DAI Global, USAID, as well as government agencies and organizations in Mexico. She has also contributed to public policy as a senior consultant on well-being and socioeconomic development for international organizations, including the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD).