Joaquín Tome

Joaquin Tome received his Master's in Urban Planning at the Harvard Graduate School of Design with a Fulbright Scholarship. He is currently the Director of the Center for Urban Economics Studies at the Universidad Nacional de San Martín (UNSAM).

Tome was the Vice-Minister for Social Development in the Buenos Aires Province Government and Coordinator of the Emergent and Sustainable Cities Initiative for the IADB. At his academic practice, he teaches Urban Economics and is the Director of the Diploma in Sustainable Cities at UNSAM.

In 2013, Joaquin was recognized as one of the most innovative young leaders in Latin America by the IADB. Furthermore, He received several fellowships and grants for his outstanding academic and professional work (Fundación Botín, FURP, Fortabat, Archibald, and Fulbright).

Joaquin also holds a BA in Political Science from the Pontificia Universidad Católica Argentina (UCA) and a Master in Urban Economics from the Universidad Torcuato Di Tella (UTDT).

Corporate Experience

• Director Center for Urban Economics Studies, National University of San Martin 2018 - Present

• Founder & CEO, Laboratorio de Ideas Sostenibles, Montevideo, Uruguay, 2022-present

• Vice-Minister for Social Development, Gobierno de la Provincia de Buenos Aires, Argentina, 2015 - 2019

• Project Manager, Organismo Internacional de Juventud para Iberoamérica, Madrid, España, 2014 - 2015

• Coordinator National Initiative for Emergent and Sustainable Cities, Jefatura de Gabinete de Ministros, Presidencia de la Nación, Argentina, 2012 - 2014