Cesar Montalvo is a Postdoctoral Research Associate with the Social and Decision Analytics Division of the Biocomplexity Institute and Initiative. He works at the interface of economics, statistics, mathematical models and public policy. Cesar is an economist who graduated from the University San Francisco de Quito and a Master’s degree in Economics from Iowa State University. He received his Ph.D. in Applied Mathematics for Life and Social Sciences from Arizona State University. His dissertation focused on dynamical systems related to social mobility and education.
He currently works on projects regarding the skilled technical workforce and social mobility at the community level. In the past, he served as a Coordinator of Information at the Office of President in Ecuador where he advised the president on areas of education, health and natural resources. He also worked as Director of Research at the Ministry of Production. Cesar has been an instructor of classes for micro and macroeconomics, and rural development in the United Sates, Czech Republic and Ecuador. He has also mentored students at the Mathematical Theoretical Biology Institute at Arizona State University.
Cesar is driven by a strong desire to carry out research and practice that contribute to reduce poverty and inequality in our communities.
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