Office of the Provost
The Provost is in charge of the design and implementation of the strategies and procedures that rule academic life at ITAM. The Provost’s main duties are:
- The implementation of the strategic guidelines delineated by the Board of Directors, regarding all degree seeking programs, whether undergraduate or graduate.
- Supervise that the curricula adhere to the institutional goals and principles.
- Develop and oversee the application of rules that govern research activities.
- Design and implement an incentive structure that promotes the optimal development of the faculty.
- Supervise the recruitment of new faculty members, emphasizing excellence in education and research.
- Encourage the interdisciplinary collaboration between academic units.
- Develop strategic associations with leading universities in Mexico and abroad.
- Promote the intellectual relationship with members of the public sector, the private enterprise, professional associations and the civil society.
ITAM’s Provost oversees all six academic divisions:
- Division of Exact Sciences
- Division of Business
- Division of Social Sciences
- Division of General Studies and International Studies
- Division of Engineering
- Division of Computer Sciences
Professor Alejandro Hernández D.
Alejandro Hernández D. earned a B.A. in Economics and a B.S. in Applied Mathematics from ITAM, and an M.A. and a Ph.D. in Economics (1989) from the University of Rochester (USA). Since 1993, he has been a member of ITAM’s Department of Economics. From 1997 to 2010 he served as ITAM’s Dean of the Division of Social Sciences and Law, and since 2010 he is the Provost. He is a member of several professional and academic associations, including the Econometric Society, where he was Chair of the Latin American Chapter from 1999 to 2003. Provost Hernández has published scientific articles in the fields of Economic Theory and International Economics in major academic journals, including the American Economic Review and the Journal of Economic Theory. He is a Fellow of the Society for the Advancement of Economic Theory.