Systems Operation Specialist, BIP Lab About Andrés Barroso Chavez Andrés is a Systems Operation Specialist, BIP Lab, where he manages the student research assistant team and ensures compliance of research activities with institutional, state and federal regulatory policies, procedures, directives and mandates. He is passionate about the intersection between education and policy and how this path can positively impact the public sphere. Before joining the BIP Lab in 2019, Andrés worked in research, economic and political advisory and public policy consulting in Mexico for more than 7 years, focusing primarily on the financial inclusion efforts to reduce poverty by reducing the opportunity gap through inclusive economic development. From the public sector at the Mexican Senate, the private sphere as a public policy consultant, or the non-profit sector as a coordinator of volunteers in rural communities, he is always seeking to be a factor of change. Andrés holds a Master of Public Policy from the Harris School of Public Policy at the University of Chicago and earned his BA in Political Science at the Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México (ITAM) in Mexico City. Contact Information abarroso@uchicago.edu Recent News More news Student Profile: Namuka Ishii, MPP Class of 2024 Thu., May 02, 2024 Student Profile: Carrie Collins, MPP Class of 2024 Tue., April 30, 2024 Alumni Profile: Eloísa Ávila-Uribe, MACRM’23 Fri., April 26, 2024 Upcoming Events More events Data and Policy Summer Scholars Program (DPSS): Deep-Dive Conversation with Jose Macias and Alexandra Sobczynski Mon., May 06, 2024 | 7:30 PM International Policy Action Lab Mini Class with Austin Wright Tue., May 07, 2024 | 6:00 AM Driving Policy Innovation in the Social Sector in India: Lunch Conversation with Luis Miranda Tue., May 07, 2024 | 12:30 PM Harris School of Public Policy (The Keller Center), Room 2112 1307 E 60th St Chicago, IL 60637 United States