María Eugenia Casar
María Eugenia (Gina) Casar | |
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| Education | Bachelor's degree in public accounting; MBA from Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México |
| Occupation(s) | Government official, United Nations senior adviser |
| Known for | Executive Director of the Mexican Agency of International Development Cooperation (AMEXCID); Senior Adviser to the World Food Programme (WFP) at the rank of Assistant Secretary-General |
María Eugenia (Gina) Casar is a distinguished Mexican government official currently serving as the Executive Director of the Mexican Agency of International Development Cooperation (AMEXCID). In 2020, she was appointed by United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres to the position of Senior Adviser to the World Food Programme (WFP), holding the rank of Assistant Secretary-General.
Education
Casar earned her bachelor's degree in public accounting and completed an MBA at the Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México.
Career
Her professional journey began in academia, where she directed the School of Accounting and Administration at the Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México.
Casar has held several prominent positions within Mexico’s government, including National Treasurer, Chief Financial Officer at Banco Nacional de Servicios Financieros, Deputy General Director for the Banking Sector at the Ministry of Finance, and Deputy Vice-President of the National Banking Commission.
Within the World Food Programme based in Rome, she occupied key roles such as Assistant Secretary-General and Deputy Executive Director for Resource Management and Accountability, Chief Financial Officer from 2009 to 2011, and Director of Finance and Budget between 2004 and 2006.
Additionally, Casar served as Assistant Secretary-General responsible for Programme Planning, Budget and Accounts, Controller, and acted as the United Nations Joint Staff Pension Fund’s investment representative.
Between 2014 and 2015, she held the position of Associate Administrator at the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), with the rank equivalent to Under-Secretary-General.