Cristian Rodriguez-Chiffelle

Cristián Rodríguez-Chiffelle is Partner and Director at Boston Consulting Group, specializing in trade, foreign direct investment, and geopolitics, and an academic associate at Harvard University's David Rockefeller Center for Latin American Studies, where he was a visiting scholar 2020-2024. Previously, he served as CEO of InvestChile, a ministerial-level appointment leading the Nation’s foreign investment promotion agency, and priorly led international trade and investment policy at the World Economic Forum for five years. As a trade diplomat, he negotiated Chile’s free trade agreements - including the Trans-Pacific Partnership – and represented Chile before international organizations. He holds an LL.B from the University of Concepción, an LL.M from Harvard Law School, and an MPA from Harvard Kennedy School. Cristian is the editor of "The Elgar Companion to the World Trade Organization" (Edward Elgar, 2024), a 50-chapter effort distilling current affairs affecting international trade with a focus on facilitation, digitalization, and geopolitical tensions.