Roberto Perez-Rocha

Experienced advocate with a solid history in the non-profit and public sectors. Skilled diplomat and negotiator. Strong cross-sector partnership builder & entrepreneur. Post-grads in Political Science and Development from Universidad Pompeu Fabra and the London School for Economics. Bachelor (with Honours) in Political Science from the Universidad Iberoamericana, Mexico. Roberto started his career as a junior advisor at the Vice-Ministry for Urban Development in Mexico, and from there performed similar roles at the Mexican Senate, the Ministry for Environment, Agriculture and Interior. Roberto worked directly with ministers and top-ranking officials. While studying the Ph.D. program in 2000 in Barcelona, he worked at the Catalan Federation of NGOs, which comprised more than 60 national and international organisations, spanning from Oxfam and Amnesty International to grassroots organizations. In 2003 he joined Transparency International (TI) where he launched TI into a new era in communications and people engagement. In 2005 he assumed the responsibility to manage the International Anti-Corruption Conference (IACC), becoming its Director in 2013. As the lead partnership builder, agenda architect, and chief curator he is passionate about the power of people and trust-based relationships. The IACC is the world's foremost conference for all sectors and individuals working against corruption and for social justice. Roberto has enjoyed teaching specialised seminars to professors at the Mexican Instituto Tecnológico de Monterrey and the Lithuanian Integrity Summer School. He is the founder and co-founder of a number of global initiatives like the IACC Young Journalists network (with journalists from all regions of the world) the Films for Transparency Festival, the IACC Social Entrepreneurs Initiative, as well as the Fair Play Music Competition and International Festival.