
IdeaPaís is an independent center of studies with social christian orientation that through the research of public affairs and the education of young people, works in the service of a more human, supportive and fairer society.
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IdeaPaís is an independent center of studies with social christian orientation that through the research of public affairs and the education of young people, works in the service of a more human, supportive and fairer society.

Nicolás León
Chairman of the Board
Ingeniero Comercial de la Pontificia Universidad Católica, Máster en Administración Pública en la Universidad de Columbia, en Estados Unidos y Máster en Políticas Públicas en Sciences Po Paris, Francia. Exdirector Ejecutivo de IdeaPaís y actual Gerente de Estudios y Políticas Públicas de la Cámara Chilena de la Construcción.

Cristián Loewe
Executive Vice Chairman of the Board
Lawyer from Pontificia Universidad Católica and MBA from Universidad de Chile. Between 2018 - 2022 he was Coordinator of the Interministerial Coordination Division of the Ministry General Secretariat of the Presidency. Previously, he was an associate at Barros & Errázuriz Abogados, advisor to the Senate of the Republic and Consultant at b2o Consulting.

Magdalena Lund
Director
Architect from Pontificia Universidad Católica and Master in Education from Harvard Graduate School of Education. She is director of the "Junto al Barrio" Foundation. Previously, she worked at Fundación Enseña Chile and was chief of staff of the General Education Division of the Undersecretary of Education.

Paz Balbontín
Director
Commercial Engineer from Pontificia Universidad Católica and High School Mathematics Teacher from Universidad del Desarrollo. Regional Director of Enseña Chile in O'Higgins. Previously worked at the Elige Educar Foundation, was a classroom teacher and was a member of the cabinet of the Ministry of Education as an advisor.

Raimundo Monge
Director
Civil Engineer from the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile. He holds an MBA from MIT and a Master in Public Administration from Harvard University. He worked as Head of the Interministerial Coordination Division of the Ministry General Secretariat of the Presidency. Previously, he was a consultant at The Boston Consulting Group.

Katherine Lama
Director
Abogada de la Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile y Magíster en Administración Pública (MPA) de la Universidad de Columbia. 2016 asesora y posteriormente Jefa de Gabinete de la Dirección General de Relaciones Económicas Internacionales (DIRECON) y luego de la Subsecretaría de Relaciones Económicas (SUBREI). Consultora de organismos internacionales como la OCDE y el PNUD en materias de inversión, desarrollo sostenible y comercio exterior.

Guillermo Tagle
Director
Ingeniero Agrónomo y MBA de la UC. MIT Sloan Visiting Fellow. Fue Jefe de la Unidad de Regiones en la Segpres. Fundador de Letra Libre y de REC.cl. Casado con dos hijos.
Executive team

Christian Stewart
Executive Director
Abogado de la Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile. Tiene un magíster en Políticas Públicas (MPA) y un magíster en Filosofía de las Ciencias Sociales, ambas en The London School of Economics and Political Sciences (LSE). Se desempeñó como abogado en Barros, Silva, Varela & Vigil. Trabajó en la Fundación TECHO-Chile y dirigió el movimiento Construye Sociedad. En 2017, publicó como editor el libro “Solidaridad: Política y Economía para el Chile Postransición”. Actualmente es profesor de la Universidad de los Andes

Cristián Loewe
Executive Vice President
Lawyer from Pontificia Universidad Católica and MBA from Universidad de Chile. Between 2018 - 2022 he was Coordinator of the Interministerial Coordination Division of the Ministry General Secretariat of the Presidency. Previously, he was an associate at Barros & Errázuriz Abogados, advisor to the Senate of the Republic and Consultant at b2o Consulting.

Magdalena Vergara
Director/Research Department
Abogada de la Universidad de los Andes y Máster en Derecho de la Universidad St. Thomas, (Estados Unidos). Exdirectora de formación de IdeaPaís, exdirectora ejecutiva de Acción Educar y parte del directorio de IdeaPaís entre los años 2021 y 2022.

Matias Petersen
Senior Researcher
Degree in Social Sciences, Universidad Adolfo Ibáñez. PhD in Political Economy from King's College London. M.A. in Philosophy from Universidad de los Andes and M.A. in Political Economy from King's College London. Director of the Signos Center, Universidad de Los Andes.

Daniela Guzman
Assistant Director of Studies
Political Scientist from Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, and Master in Public Policy from the School of Government of the same university.
She has certificates in international relations, innovation, and project management.

José Manuel Cuadro
Investigador
Undergraduate student in History with a major in Text Editing at Universidad Finis Terrae.

Francisco Medina
Investigador
Lawyer from Universidad de Concepción, Master in Political Studies and PhD student at Universidad de Los Andes. Professor of Human Rights at the same institution.

Sven von Muhlenbrock
Investigador
Civil Industrial Engineer from Universidad Diego Portales.

Emilia Garcia
Investigadora
Socióloga y licenciada en Ciencias Sociales. Cuenta con un minor en Políticas Públicas de la Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile. Se desempeñó como asesora del Ministerio de la Mujer y la Equidad de Género.

Francisco Alessandri
Investigador
Ingeniero Civil Industrial mención Ingeniería Matemática en la Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile. Actualmente estudiando un Master of Public Administration en London School of Economics.

Juan Pablo Lira
Investigador
Ingeniero Comercial de la Universidad Adolfo Ibañez, con magíster en Economía y Políticas Públicas de la Escuela de Gobierno de la misma Universidad.
Ejerció como profesor en el programa de liderazgo colectivo de la fundación Enseña Chile.


José Miguel González
Director of Education
Lawyer, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile. Professor of the course "Society and Culture" at Universidad de Los Andes. Currently pursuing a Master's degree in Political Studies at Universidad de Los Andes.

Catalina Rollano
Public Action Coordinator

Tamara Kowoll
Coordinadora de Universitarios
Licenciada en College y actual estudiante de Derecho. Delegada de generación, vicepresidente interna del Centro de alumnos de College y consejera territorial de College.

Pablo Mira
Development Director
Abogado de la Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile. Master en políticas públicas en la Universidad de Oxford, y tiene un diplomado en Modernización de la Gestión Pública (Universidad de Chile).

José Ignacio Sepúlveda
Coordinador de Desarrollo
Civil Industrial Engineer, mention in Transportation, Pontificia Universidad Católica. Master in Engineering Sciences, Pontificia Universidad Católica.

Margarita Julio
Assistant Director of Development
Services Administrator, Universidad de los Andes.

Carmen Novoa
Communications Director
Journalist from Universidad de Los Andes, Master in Political Communication and Public Affairs from Universidad Adolfo Ibáñez. She has a diploma in International Relations from Universidad de Los Andes.

María José Aravena
Designer
Publicist, Universidad Diego Portales with a diploma in Motion Graphics at Núcleo Escuela.

María José Ortega
Designer
Graphic Design at Duoc-UC.
Diploma in Branding and Innovation, Universidad Mayor; Diploma in Brand Innovation: Design and Brand Management, Universidad Mayor; Applied Strategic Communication Workshop, Universidad de Chile; Diploma in Actionscript DUOC UC.

María Jesús Tagle
Designer
Licenciada en Diseño en la Pontificia Universidad Católica. Encargada de comunicaciones y Consejera Territorial de Lo Contador por Solidaridad UC. Durante el 2022 realizó su práctica en IdeaPaís.

Juan de Dios Valdivieso
Regional Director of IdeaPaís in O'Higgins
Agricultural engineer from the Pontificia Universidad Católica and Master in Public Policy at the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE).

Camila del Río
Deputy Regional Director of IdeaPaís in O'Higgins
Early Childhood Educator from the Catholic University. Master in Creativity and Pedagogical Innovation.

Matias Riveros
Regional Coordinator of IdeaPaís in O'Higgins
Political scientist from Universidad Católica. Master in Political Science from the same university.
Practicante y Pasantes

Carolina Lopez
Practicante de la Dirección de Desarrollo
Commercial Engineering student at Universidad del Desarrollo.

Diego Olguin
Intern of the Directorate of Education
Estudiante de Derecho Universidad de Los Andes

José Tomás Zanzi
Intern of the Directorate of Education
Estudiante de Psicología en la Universidad San Sebastián

Gonzálo Soto
Intern of the Directorate of Education
Estudiante de Ingenieria Comercial de la Universidad Católica de Santiago

Catalina Vergara
Pasante de la Dirección de Estudios
Estudiante de Ciencia Política en la Universidad Diego Portales

María Teresa Iacobelli
Pasante de la Dirección de Estudios
Estudiante de Ingenieria Comercial en la Universidad de Chile

Rafael López
Pasante de la Dirección de Estudios
Estudiante de Derecho en la Universidad Católica de Valparaíso

Benjamín Aliaga
Pasante de IdeaPaís O'Higgins
Estudiante de Derecho en la Universidad de O’Higgins (UOH)

Francisco Alessandri
Family protection and social security
Industrial Civil Engineer with a degree in Mathematical Engineering from the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile (PUC). Quantitative researcher at Acción Educar and programming assistant for the Diploma in Data Science for Public Policy at PUC.

Gabriel Baquedano
Family protection and social security
Commercial Engineer from the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile and Master in Economics from the same university. He has worked as an advisor at the Ministry of Public Works and as an investment analyst at AFP Habitat.

Ignacio Guzman
Family protection and social security
Lawyer from Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile and Master in Law from the same university. He has worked as legal advisor in labor, compliance and other diverse matters. Previously, he was Director of Education Public and Alliances at IdeaPaís

Federico Iglesias
Family protection and social security
Lawyer from Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile and Master in Labor Law from Universidad de Los Andes. Between 2019 and 2021 he served as Seremi of the Ministry of Labor and Social Security of the O'Higgins Region.. Between 2018 and 2019 he was legal advisor to the National Director of Labor. Previously, he worked in the labor area of Philippi, Prietocarrizosa, Ferrero DU & Uría.

Jaime Lindh
Family protection and social security
Commercial Engineer from Universidad Adolfo Ibáñez and Master in Political Science from New York University. He has worked as a researcher at IdeaPaís and Fundación Piensa. He has been an academic at the Universidad Adolfo Ibáñez, Andrés Bello and Los Andes.

Cristóbal Ruiz Tagle
Family protection and social security
Industrial Civil Engineer and Master in Engineering Sciences. Currently studying for a PhD in Economics at Bocconi University, Milan with an interest in development economics. He was an advisor at the Ministry of Finance in the Coordination of Social Policies, coordinator of studies at the ESE Business School of the Universidad de Los Andes, legislative advisor at the National Congress and director of studies at IdeaPaís.

Pablo Perelló
Family protection and social security
Psychologist from the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile. He worked as a psychologist at the Professional Development Center of the Catholic University and is currently an advisor to Renovación Nacional. Professor of Developmental Psychology at Universidad Alberto Hurtado.

Paz Balbontín
Feminism: women in community
Commercial Engineer from Pontificia Universidad Católica and High School Mathematics Teacher from Universidad del Desarrollo. Regional Director of Enseña Chile in O'Higgins. Previously worked at the Elige Educar Foundation, was a classroom teacher and was a member of the cabinet of the Ministry of Education as an advisor.

Tania Córdova
Feminism: women in community
Sociologist from the Universidad de Playa Ancha. Diploma in Women and Public Life from Universidad Finis Terrae. She also has studies in constitutional development from the Universidad Autónoma. Promoter of women's rights, life and maternity. Former Seremi of Housing in Valparaíso.

Sebastian Dominguez
Feminism: women in community
Civil Industrial Engineer from Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile and Masters in Business Administration student at Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University. After graduation he will join The Boston Consulting Group as a consultant in the Chicago office. Previously he worked as an advisor in the cabinet of the Undersecretary of the Ministry of Women and Gender Equality and at Matrix Consulting as a senior consultant.

Alejandra Ferreiro
Feminism: women in community
Lawyer, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile. Member of the Board of Directors of Fundación Pacto Social. Currently pursuing a Master's degree in International Relations at the Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Milan, Italy. Previously she worked at IdeaPaís in the coordination of school groups, at Fundación Pacto Social as general coordinator and at Carey & Cía, as an associate lawyer in the Antitrust area.

Stephanie Hagspihl
Feminism: women in community
Community psychologist from the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile and Master in Political Communication from the Universidad de Chile. Se worked professionally at the Interministerial Coordination of the Interministerial Coordination of the Ministry General Secretariat of the Presidency. She also worked at the Women's Penitentiary Center of San Joaquín and at the consulting firm Gestión Social as a senior analyst.

María Paz Villalobos
Feminism: women in community
General elementary school teacher from the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile. She has worked as a teacher at Cree School, Cerro Navia.

Javiera Ruiz Tagle
Feminism: women in community
She has a degree in Social Sciences from the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile (PUC) and a master's degree in Family Sciences and Mediation from the Universidad de los Andes. She has a diploma in Human Resources from the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile and a diploma in Gender Perspective for the Management of Organizations from the Universidad de Chile.
She is currently coordinator of student affairs at the Faculty of Economics and Administration of the PUC. She has worked in the social world, in foundations, and also in the public world as an advisor to the Undersecretary of Women and Gender Equity.

Cristóbal Allende
Poverty and environmental crisis
Lawyer from the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, with a diploma in Administrative Law from the same university and will soon be pursuing a Master's Degree in Law at Georgetown University.
He is currently an associate at Labbé Abogados.
In 2016 he worked in the direction of Education of IdeaPaís as coordinator of the Secondary Leaders Congress.

José Antonio Álvarez
Poverty and environmental crisis
Lawyer from the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile. He has a diploma in Authorizations, Permits and Administrative Concessions from Universidad de Los Andes. He specializes in energy issues and project development. Previously, he worked in companies and law firms in the environmental, energy and real estate areas.

Cristobal Bersezio
Poverty and environmental crisis
Degree in Biological Sciences and Professor of Secondary Education with a major in Chemistry from the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile. Professor of Secondary Education with a major in Biology from Universidad de los Andes.
Since 2019 he has been working as a teacher at Tabancura College.

Josefina Jahn
Poverty and environmental crisis
He leads the research and development department of a fruit exporter in the O'Higgins region, also working on sustainability projects.
He previously worked at the Metropolitan Agriculture Secretariat and at the Ministry General Secretariat of the Presidency.

Renato Navarro
Poverty and environmental crisis
Surgeon from the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile (PUC) and graduated in Biostatistics from the same university. He is currently studying the specialty of Urology at the PUC.

José Ignacio Vial
Poverty and environmental crisis
Lawyer graduated from Pontificia Universidad Católica (PUC) and holds a diploma in Natural Resources and Energy Law from the same university. He is currently a Senior Associate at the law firm Barros Silva Varela & Vigil. He worked at the Undersecretary of the Environment and at the Environmental Evaluation Service. He was also Director of Education at IdeaPaís.

Michael Comber
Dignity in the city
Architect from the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile (PUC) and Master in Urban Planning from the same university. He is a councilman of Lo Barnechea and professor of Urban Law at the Faculty of Architecture of the PUC.
He was a member of the Emblematic Projects team of the Ministry of Housing and Urbanism.

Agustin Iglesias
Dignity in the city
Civil Engineer from the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile. He is currently studying for a Master's degree in Engineering Sciences at the same university. Councilman of the commune of Independencia.

Vicente Jaramillo
Dignity in the city
Lawyer from the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile with an academic certificate in Sociology. He works in the Municipality of Lo Barnechea, where he was Territorial Coordinator of Cerro 18 South for two years. He currently leads the program "Quiero Mi Barrio" Villa Cerro 18, along with other projects related to social housing and urban regeneration.

Danae Navia
Dignity in the city
Civil Engineer from the Pontificia Universidad Católica and Master in Government, Public Policy and Territory at the Universidad Alberto Hurtado. She is currently Coordinator of the Social Protection System of the Maule Region of the Ministry of Social Development and Family.

Felipe Mancilla
Dignity in the city
Geographer from the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile and Master's student in Management and Public Policy at the Universidad de Chile. Councilman of La Florida during the periods 2016-2021 and 2021-2024. He currently works as a professional in the Undersecretary of Regional and Administrative Development.

Ivan Suric
Dignity in the city
Commercial Engineer from the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile. He worked as a consultant and finance coordinator at the Ministry of Housing. Previously, he served as Director of Administration and Finance at IdeaPaís.

Gonzalo Suazo
Dignity in the city
Civil Industrial Engineer with a major in Transportation and Logistics from the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile. Master in Engineering Sciences from the same university. Senior Consultant at Matrix Consulting. Previously worked as a consultant at Bain & Company and the Public Enterprise System (SEP).

Sofia Brahm
Other social problems
Sociologist from the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile. Editor of Humanitas UC magazine and professor at Universidad de Chile.

Juan Carlos Gazmuri
Other social problems
Lawyer, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile. Executive Director of the Factor Ciudadano Foundation. Former mayoral candidate for the commune of Independencia. Previously served as legislative advisor in the Senate of the Republic and as legislative coordinator of the Ministry of Social Development and Family.

Raimundo Monge
Other social problems
Civil Engineer from the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile. He holds an MBA from MIT and a Master in Public Administration from Harvard University. He worked as Head of the Interministerial Coordination Division of the Ministry General Secretariat of the Presidency. Previously, he was a consultant at The Boston Consulting Group.

Magdalena Ruiz-Esquide
Other social problems
Medical Surgeon from the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, with several publications in the specialties of Family and Community Medicine and Surgery. She has worked as a resident physician in the Emergency Department of Hospital del Carmen and Hospital de La Florida. She later worked at the Orione Community Centre in Kajiado, Kenya, caring for children with physical and intellectual disabilities.

IdeaPaís is an independent think tank, whose purpose is to promote Christian-social ideas in Chile through the Education of young people, dissemination of ideas and proposal of public policies.

IdeaPaís aims to generate a community of people trained in social Christianity, with an interest in public affairs and the social problems of Chile. Combining action and reflection, IdeaPaís works for a more caring society, with special attention to the excluded.

- Dignity of the human being and transcendence
- Social justice
- Solidarity
- Subsidiarity
- Freedom
- Right and duty of parents to educate their children
- Family as the heart of society
- Private property and universal destination of goods
- Common good

Institutional Values
- Excellence: committed work with high technical standards and sense of urgency, creating new challenges and thinking.
- Critical sense: dispassionate analysis of reality, characterized by intellectual honesty and search of the truth.
- Autonomy: liberty to achieve intended purposes, promoting goals and processes with courage and daring.
- Collaboration: networking with people from different disciplines and areas, complementing personal work and developing awareness of our virtues and individual limitations.
Mission
IdeaPaís is an independent think tank, whose purpose is to promote Christian-social ideas in Chile through the Education of young people, dissemination of ideas and proposal of public policies.
Vision
IdeaPaís aims to generate a community of people trained in social Christianity, with an interest in public affairs and the social problems of Chile. Combining action and reflection, IdeaPaís works for a more caring society, with special attention to the excluded.
Principles
- Dignity of the human being and transcendence
- Social justice
- Solidarity
- Subsidiarity
- Freedom
- Right and duty of parents to educate their children
- Family as the heart of society
- Private property and universal destination of goods
- Common good
Institutional Values
- Excellence: committed work with high technical standards and sense of urgency, creating new challenges and thinking.
- Critical sense: dispassionate analysis of reality, characterized by intellectual honesty and search of the truth.
- Autonomy: liberty to achieve intended purposes, promoting goals and processes with courage and daring.
- Collaboration: networking with people from different disciplines and areas, complementing personal work and developing awareness of our virtues and individual limitations.
IdeaPais is a nonprofit institution. Our revenues derive mainly from donations from natural and legal persons and partnerships with other entities. In order to maintain independency, our funding policy stipulates that none of the contributions can exceed the annual budget.



