Silvia Garcia Agnelli

Silvia Garcia Agnelli is a Research Member at the Observatory on Canada-Latin America Relations (OCLAR) at Carleton University and an elected Board Member of the Canadian Association of Latin American and Caribbean Studies (CALACS). She holds affiliations with the School of Public Policy and Administration.

Education: Master's in Political Science (Université de Montréal under Denis Saint-Martin), Bachelor's and Master's in Economics (Universidad de Buenos Aires and Universidad del CEMA, Argentina). Fluent in English, French, Spanish, Italian with basic Portuguese/German proficiency.

Research focuses on Political Economy in developing countries, business-public policy interactions in South America, and international trade frameworks. Notable work includes co-authoring Empresas y Creación de Valor (1990s Argentine business strategies) and contributions to MERCOSUR trade policy negotiations. Former roles include Assistant Professor at Universidad Argentina de la Empresa (UADE), Senior Economist at Argentina's Ministry of Economy (WTO Trade Remedy System inquiries), and academic training at SDA Bocconi (Italy) and ESMT (Germany).

Awards include 1994 Academia Argentina de Ciencias de la Empresa Award and 2012 Bruce Doern PhD Excellence Award. Professional activities emphasize Latin America-Canada relations, foreign investment, and migration policy research through OCLAR.