Gustavo A. Flores-Macías

Gustavo Flores-Macías serves as the dean of the University of Maryland School of Public Policy. He previously served as professor and senior associate dean for strategic initiatives for the Jeb E. Brooks School of Public Policy, and professor in the College of Arts and Sciences at Cornell University. He also served as interim senior associate dean for academic affairs for the Brooks School and associate vice provost for international affairs for the university. Flores-Macías’ scholarship focuses on political and economic development in Latin America. He is the author of three books. The most recent, Contemporary State Building: Elite Taxation and Public Safety in Latin America, discusses strategies for successful contemporary state-building efforts. He is frequently featured as an expert in national and international news media, and has consulted for local and national organizations, including the U.S. Departments of State and Homeland Security, and has served as director of public affairs in Mexico's Federal Consumer Protection Agency. Flores-Macías holds a bachelor’s degree in international relations from Tecnológico de Monterrey in Mexico City, a master’s degree in public policy from Duke University and a doctorate in comparative government from Georgetown University.