Guillermo Ortiz Martínez
Guillermo Ortiz Martínez | |
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| Born | July 21, 1948 Mexico City, Mexico |
| Occupation(s) | Economist, public official |
| Years active | 1971–present |
| Known for | Governor of the Bank of Mexico, Secretary of Finance and Public Credit of Mexico |
| Notable work | Chairmanship of Grupo Financiero Banorte; membership in Group of Thirty; chair of Bank for International Settlements board |
| Spouse | Margie Simon |
Guillermo Ortiz Martínez (born July 21, 1948, in Mexico City) is a distinguished economist who earned his bachelor's degree from the National Autonomous University of Mexico and completed both his master's and doctoral degrees at Stanford University. His career in public service commenced in 1971, during which he has occupied prominent financial positions within Mexico and on the international stage.
Ortiz represented Mexico as ambassador to the International Monetary Fund (IMF), serving as executive director for a constituency that included seven nations such as Spain. Between 1994 and 1998, he held the office of Secretary of Finance and Public Credit amid a pivotal economic era, following a brief tenure as Secretary of Communications and Transportation. Earlier in his career, from 1988 to 1994, he was deputy minister of public finance and previously led departments at Banco de México between 1977 and 1984.
On January 1, 1998, President Ernesto Zedillo appointed Ortiz as governor of the Bank of Mexico, succeeding Miguel Mancera. He secured a second term in 2004 with backing from President Vicente Fox and the Mexican legislature. Additionally, Ortiz chaired the board of the Bank for International Settlements from March until December 2009 and became a member of the Washington-based Group of Thirty in 1999.
In the corporate realm, Ortiz holds the position of chairman at Grupo Financiero Banorte SAB de CV and serves as an independent director on the boards of Grupo Comercial Chedraui, Vitro, Weatherford International, Grupo Aeroportuario Del Sureste, MEXICHEM, and Nacional Financiera. His involvement extends to various international nonprofit organizations, alongside academic roles at Colegio de Mexico, ITAM, and Stanford University.
Ortiz is married to Margie Simon and is father to three daughters: María, Sofía, and Lucía.