(1928 - 2001).

Education: Attended Harvard University, Columbia University and Seton Hall.

Positions Held: Founder and President of Robert Panero Associates, New York, NY in 1974; Chairman of Advisory Board, Parra, Rodríguez & Cavelier;Advisor to numerous multinational companies and government entities, in the United States, Latin America, Japan, Europe and elsewhere; sponsored seminars and conferences on economic development, infrastructure, energy, natural resources, the Soviet Union, Latin America, and many other issues of interest; speaker at numerous conferences; author of discussion papers, articles and reports, published in diverse forums worldwide; Member of Board of Directors of Seven Seas Petroleum Company, Houston, Texas; Member of Board of Directors of Decafé S.A., Manizales, Colombia. He had been Personal consultant to MITRE (M.I.T. Research and Engineering) for 30 years; Adviser to president of A.B. Volvo for over 20 years; Director of Economic Development Studies Group for Hudson Institute, NY; Director of Middle Eastern, African and European Projects, and Senior Associate and Head of Special Projects for Guy B. Panero Engineers, in New York and Latin America; Construction Superintendent on American Express Building in Paris, for John Lowry and Company; Mechanical and Electrical Superintendent for General Motors Technical Center Construction Program; Construction Inspector and Construction Superintendent in Europe, Atlantic Engineers and the United States Air Force; Project Engineer, for the Chemical and Radiological Laboratory, United States Army Chemical Corps.