Ricaurte Vásquez Morales
Ricaurte Vásquez Morales is a Panamanian economist, who currently serves as the administrator of the Panama Canal. He has held key roles in Panamanian government, including Minister of Finance and Treasury, Minister of Economy and Finance, and Minister of Planning and Economic Policy. He was Panama Canal's first non-US Chief Financial Officer. Education Vásquez earned his Doctor of Philosophy in Managerial Economics (1977-1979) from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, where he also obtained his Master of Science in Operations Research & Statistics (1976-1977). Prior to that, he completed his Master of Economics (1974-1975) at North Carolina State University and his Bachelor of Science in mathematics (1971-1973) at Villanova University. Career Vásquez was appointed as the fourth administrator of the Panama Canal in 2019. This position was bestowed upon him by the Board of Directors of the Panama Canal, for a period of seven years. During his tenure, he has implemented significant changes to the Panama Canal's business model, including the introduction of a new pricing strategy that values water to ensure the sustainable management of resources. Previously, he worked with General Electric for 7 years, where he oversaw lllGas-to-lllPower initiatives in Latin America. After retiring from General Electric in 2015, Vásquez had