Bio
A life among ideas, across three continentsUna vida entre las ideas, en tres continentes
Álvaro Vargas Llosa is an award-winning writer and author focusing on developing countries and international affairs. He is a Senior Fellow at the Independent Institute, where he previously directed the Center on Global Prosperity, and writes a weekly Spanish-language column for La Tercera (Chile) alongside a monthly English column distributed internationally.
Educated at the London School of Economics, where he earned a BSc in International History, he later completed a master's in value investing and economic-cycle theory in Spain. His journalism has carried him from the Washington Post and the Miami Herald to the Wall Street Journal, The New York Times and the BBC World Service.
He is the author of Liberty for Latin America, The Che Guevara Myth and Global Crossings: Immigration, Civilization, and America, among other works. His honours include the Sir Antony Fisher International Memorial Award, the Templeton Freedom Award, and recognition by Foreign Policy among the top public intellectuals of the Spanish-speaking world. In 2007 the World Economic Forum named him a Young Global Leader.
Álvaro Vargas Llosa es un escritor galardonado centrado en los países en desarrollo y los asuntos internacionales. Es Senior Fellow del Independent Institute, donde dirigió el Center on Global Prosperity, y escribe una columna semanal en español para La Tercera (Chile) además de una columna mensual en inglés de difusión internacional.
Formado en la London School of Economics, donde obtuvo un BSc en Historia Internacional, completó después un máster en value investing y teoría del ciclo económico en España. Su labor periodística lo ha llevado del Washington Post y el Miami Herald al Wall Street Journal, The New York Times y la BBC World Service.
Es autor de Liberty for Latin America, El mito de Che Guevara y Global Crossings: Immigration, Civilization, and America, entre otras obras. Entre sus reconocimientos figuran el Sir Antony Fisher International Memorial Award, el Templeton Freedom Award y su inclusión por Foreign Policy entre los principales intelectuales del mundo hispanohablante. En 2007 el Foro Económico Mundial lo nombró Young Global Leader.