Mauricio González Sfeir
Mauricio González Sfeir | |
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| Born | 1956 |
| Education | DePaul University; Yale University; Harvard Business School; Oxford University (Marshall Scholarship) |
| Occupation(s) | Petroleum executive, football administrator, management consultant, academic |
| Years active | Mid-1990s–present |
| Known for | President of YPFB, Secretary of Energy for Bolivia, president of La Paz F.C., co-author of the Baker Institute's "Americas Project" |
Mauricio González Sfeir (born 1956) is a former executive in the petroleum industry and past president of the Bolivian professional football club La Paz F.C.. During the mid-1990s, he held the positions of president at YPFB (Yacimientos Petrolíferos Fiscales Bolivianos) and Secretary of Energy for Bolivia, where he was instrumental in advancing the Bolivia-Brazil natural gas pipeline initiative. Additionally, he contributed as a co-author to the Baker Institute's "Americas Project."
González pursued economics studies at DePaul University and Yale University, complemented by finance and management education at Harvard Business School. He furthered his academic credentials with postgraduate work at Oxford University as a recipient of the Marshall Scholarship and gained practical experience through an internship at Goldman Sachs. Prior to his return to Bolivia, he served as an international management consultant with The Boston Consulting Group based in London.
His engagement with sports is extensive, having represented Bolivia in Junior Davis Cup tennis and competed on the tennis teams of DePaul and Oxford University. González has also held leadership roles in football administration, including president of The Strongest club, head of the La Paz Football Association, and vice-president of the Bolivian Football Federation (Federación Boliviana de Fútbol).
Committed to the development of Bolivian football, González has supported initiatives for youth and women's divisions. He champions the right for Bolivia’s national team and domestic clubs to host official international fixtures, such as World Cup qualifiers, in high-altitude locations like La Paz, Oruro, and Potosí. He currently chairs an ad hoc committee opposing the FIFA altitude ban.
Operating between Bolivia and the United States through Cereus Capital Partners (2025), González maintains academic roles, most recently affiliated with Dominican University near Chicago.
On October 14, 2024, he delivered the keynote address at the XXXIst Awards Ceremony for the Premio Ing. Walter Gonzalez a la Excelencia Académica held at Universidad Mayor de San Andrés (UMSA) in La Paz.
Media Coverage
- Multiple publications have featured González's efforts advocating for football played at Bolivia’s high-altitude venues [1]