ECON AMERICAS - Key Persons


Andrés Sebastián Díaz

Job Titles:
  • Americas' Media Producer
  • Media Producer
Andrés Sebastián Díaz is Econ Americas' media producer. He is the founder of Libertario, a Spanish-speaking community that promotes the ideas of liberty in Latin America, and a collaborator with the Ecuadorian liberal think tank Libre Razón. He holds a bachelor's degree in political science and international relations from the University of the Americas. Follow him on Twitter and LinkedIn.

Fergus Hodgson - Founder

Job Titles:
  • Director
  • Founder
Fergus Hodgson is the founder and director of Econ Americas. He hosts the Gold Newsletter podcast and is an economic columnist for the Epoch Times. He has an MBA in finance from Rice University and a BA in economics from Boston University. He has passed Level I of the CFA and CAIA programs. Follow him on Twitter and LinkedIn. Follow him on Twitter and LinkedIn.

Mauro Echeverría

Job Titles:
  • Deputy Editor
  • Americas' Deputy Editor
Mauro Echeverría is Econ Americas' deputy editor. He holds a BA in international relations with minors in political science and anthropology from the San Francisco University of Quito. Mauro leads the research on local economic development at the Ecuadorian think tank Libre Razón. Follow him on Twitter and LinkedIn.

Paz Gómez

Job Titles:
  • Analyst
  • Market Analyst
Paz Gómez is an Econ Americas analyst and a widely published economic commentator. Based in Quito, she leads the firm's office in Ecuador. She holds an MS in digital currency and blockchain from the University of Nicosia, Cyprus, and a BA in international relations and political science from San Francisco University of Quito. She is a cofounder and the academic coordinator of Libre Razón, a classical-liberal think tank in Quito, Ecuador. Follow her on Twitter and LinkedIn.

Tanisha Mendieta - CCO

Job Titles:
  • Communications Director
  • Copy Editor and Social Media Manager
Tanisha Mendieta is a copy editor and social media manager for Econ Americas. She is founder of Refine Your Words, a freelance proofreading business. She holds a certificate in proofreading by Proofread Anywhere. Follow her on Twitter and LinkedIn.