Mario González-Corzo

Office: Carman Hall, Room 382
Office Hours: M&W by Appt.
Phone: 718-960-8507
E-mail: mario.gonzalez-corzo@lehman.cuny.edu

Degrees and Sources of Degrees

• PhD. – Economics/International Relations
• M.A. – Economics
• M.A. – International Relations /Global Affairs
• M.A. – Political Science
• B.A. – Economics

Certifications

• Executive Education Program, Value Investing, Columbia University, 2011.
• Graduate Certificate, Non-Profit Management, Rutgers University, 2000.

Academic Experience

Dr. Corzo is Professor of Economics at the Department of Economics and Business at Lehman College of The City University of New York (CUNY), where he teaches graduate and undergraduate courses in Economics and Finance.

Dr. Corzo is also a Lecturer in Finance at the School of Professional Studies (SPS) at Columbia University.

His research and publications include:

• Financial asset ownership and financial sector participation among different demographic groups in the U.S.,
• Labor market trends and recent developments in the U.S. financial sector,
• Entrepreneurship in transition economies, and
• Economic reforms in transition economies, with a particular emphasis on Cuban agriculture and the emerging non-State sector.

Dr. Corzo is a Faculty Fellow at the Bildner Center for Western Hemisphere Studies at The Graduate Center (CUNY). He is also a Contributing Editor for the section on the Cuban economy of the Handbook of Latin American Studies (HLAS) published by the Library of Congress.

Professional Experience

In the private sector, Dr. Corzo has provided consulting, strategic, and investment advice to global banks and insurance companies in the US, Europe, and Latin America, and has worked with institutional clients to manage their risk exposure in Latin America and other emerging markets throughout the world. His long career in the financial services industry includes senior roles and functions at major firms such as: Pricewaterhouse Coopers, LLP, and JP Morgan Chase.