Alfredo Thorne is a Principal Director at Thorne & Associates, an advisory firm specialized in economic and financial advice. Among its clients are mutual and hedge funds and firms seeking to maximize value to its shareholders.
Since July 28, 2016 and thru 23 June, 2017 was appointed Minister of Economy and Finance by the President of Peru, Pedro Pablo Kuczynski. He was also the Governor of Peru at the World Bank Group and the Inter-American Development Bank. Before taking office, he was an Independent Director of the Lima Stock Exchange, of Prima AFP Pension Fund, and member of InPeru’s Advisory Committee. In addition, he is founder of “Thorne & Associates”, an economic, financial, mergers and acquisitions consulting firm with operations in Latin America.
He previously served as Managing Director of Investment Banking at Banorte-Ixe Financial Group, and Managing Director of Research for Latin America at the Global Research Department at J.P. Morgan Chase Bank. During that time, Latin Finance magazine awarded him as Mexico’s best economist in the years of 1997, 1998, 2000, 2001 and 2009; and Latam best economist in 2001 thru 2009.
Before, Mr. Thorne was a Senior Economist of the World Bank, with great experience in most Central European countries, including Russia and Kazakhstan. His last appointment was Senior Economist for Mexico.
Alfredo Thorne graduated from Oxford University in 1987 where he obtained a DPhil in Economics. Furthermore, he also holds a MPhil in Economic Development from University of Cambridge. He holds a License and BA in Economics from Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú (Catholic University of Peru).