Paula Bogantes
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Costa Rican. Master's degree in International Trade and Markets from LEAD University, as well as a Bachelor's degree in Business Administration from the International University of the Americas. Ms. Bogantes has a specialization in organizational leadership from Georgetown University and is currently pursuing a diploma in Digital Transformation at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).
Prior to her appointment as Minister of Science, Innovation, Technology and Telecommunications (MICITT), Ms. Bogantes Zamora served as Vice Minister of Foreign Trade of Costa Rica and was president of the National Trade Facilitation Council (CONAFAC). She also worked at the Costa Rican Investment Promotion Agency (CINDE) as manager of the Digital Technologies and Advanced Manufacturing and Clean Technologies sectors.
Additionally, she has worked as a consultant for international organizations such as the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) on public policy issues related to competitiveness, innovation, and technology, in collaboration with the Ministry of Science, Innovation, Technology and Telecommunications (MICITT), academia, and the private sector. She also collaborated on the development of a national proposal for the creation of an Innovation Agency and a Public Innovation Lab.
Bogantes Zamora has extensive experience in developing foreign investment attraction strategies for industries such as cloud computing, cybersecurity, aerospace, automotive, and medical devices. He speaks Spanish and English.
