​​Alejandra Palacios Prieto

​​Alejandra Palacios Prieto is a public policy expert specializing in policy strategy, antitrust, and network industries, including energy, transport, banking, and telecom. She serves as an Independent Board Member of Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacifico (NYSE: PAC; BMV: GAP), Mexico´s largest airport operator –where she sits in the Sustainability Committee–, of BBVA Mexico, Mexico’s largest financial institution, and of Grupo Alfa (BMV: ALFAA). Notably, Alejandra was the pioneering female Chair of Mexico’s antitrust agency, from 2013 to 2021, where she steered the agency through groundbreaking antitrust cases, securing its global reputation as a top competition authority. Her leadership at COFECE also led to the agency's recognition of gender equality, achieving the prestigious EDGE Certification, which was the first for a public entity in the Americas. Alejandra's international influence extended through her roles as Vice President of the International Competition Network  –the premier global organization on antitrust made up of 140 competition authorities– and as a member of the OECD's Competition Committee Board.Prior to working as the Mexican antitrust Chairwoman, Alejandra was Deputy Director of Economic Regulation at the Mexican Institute of Competitiveness, a highly regarded center for applied research in Mexico. She was also a lecturer at the Economics Department of the Instituto Tecnologico Autonomo de Mexico (ITAM). Palacios holds a bachelor’s degree in economics from ITAM, graduating with the highest honors, an LLM from the University of California, Berkeley, an MBA from ITAM, and an MPP from the Centro de Investigación y Docencia Economicas (CIDE).