Presenting Jose Maria Figueres Olsen
Former President of Costa Rica and Former CEO of the World Economic Forum
Posted on February 6, 2008 - Filed Under CSA - Celebrity Speakers, Expert Interviews | Leave a Comment
Jose Maria Figueres is perhaps most recognised for his work serving as President of Costa Rica from 1994 to 1998. As such, he was the youngest President of a Central American country in modern times.
Prior to serving as President, José Maria was Minister of Foreign Trade and Minister of Agriculture however, it was during his presidency that he showed his unique leadership skills through implementing invaluable changes that opened opportunities for further development, revolutionizing his country`s economy and transforming Costa Rica into the environmentally conscientious country it is today.
With his remarkable background in global economics as well as environmental protection, Jose Maria Figueres had the objective of leading his country into the new world with his governmental program based on moving the country towards Sustainable Development.
President Figueres joined the World Economic Forum as Managing Director, and became the first CEO of the World Economic Forum in 2003, where he strengthened global corporate ties to social and governmental sectors by identifying common long-term interests.
He helped create and lead the United Nations Information and Communication Technologies Task Force and is the founder of the Fundacin Costa Rica para el Desarrollo Sostenible in Costa Rica.
Currently Jose Maria Figueres is the CEO of the Grupo Felipe IV in Madrid, and in this capacity he continues his commitment to development and technology and participates in a number of projects and endeavors in the international arena. This organization supports and collaborates with institutions working in the fields of development, dialogue, and democracy around the world.
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