Gustavo Cabrera

Director-General for Monitoring

Sustainable Development Actions,

(Mexico)

He holds a degree in Social Anthropology from the National School of Anthropology and History in Mexico City. He has completed postgraduate studies in Cultural Management and Sustainable Development at the Ortega-Vasconcelos Institute in Mexico, and specialisations in Metropolitan and Regional Administration at the National Institute of Public Administration (INAP) in Mexico, Land Market Analysis and Cadastral Valuation at the Lincoln Institute of Territorial Policy in the United States, and International Development Cooperation at the Mora Institute.

With over four decades’ experience in the public sector, he has worked with organisations such as Mexico’s Secretariat for Human Settlements and Public Works (SAHOP), the Secretariat for Urban Development and Ecology (SEDUE), the Secretariat for Social Development (SEDESOL), and the Mexico City Government, where he was responsible for social housing projects, post-earthquake reconstruction and environmental conservation.

He has also served as coordinator for the Aeronautics and Space Industry at the Secretariat for Economic Development (SEDECO) of the federal government of Hidalgo, where he spearheaded initiatives to promote the aeronautics and space industry as an economic driver for Mexico, fostering Mexican-led innovation, forging links with the aviation sector and international organisations, and integrating perspectives on sustainability, innovation and public policy.

He currently serves as Director-General for Monitoring Sustainable Development Goals at the Mexican Ministry of Economy.

Areas of expertise

Aviation industry Environmental conservation Public policy