Alfredo Coutino is a director at Moody’s Analytics. Dr. Coutino is responsible for analysis, modeling and forecasting for Latin America. Based in the West Chester PA office, he is in charge of real-time coverage of Latin America for Economy.com. He is a regular presenter at our annual Macroeconomic Outlook Conference. He has been a speaker at United Nations conferences and at the American Economic Association and has published papers on applied econometrics with Nobel laureate Lawrence Klein. Dr. Coutino received his PhD in economics from the University of Madrid after completing doctoral studies at Temple University.

Juan Pablo Fuentes is an economist at Moody’s Analytics. He is a regular contributor to the Economic View/Latin America web site and produces forecasts and alternative scenarios for a number of Latin American countries. Juan Pablo also writes about energy-related issues. Before joining Moody’s Analytics, Juan Pablo analyzed Latin American economies for IHS Global Insight. He received his master’s degree in international economics from Suffolk University and his bachelor’s degree in economics from the Andres Bello Catholic University in Caracas, Venezuela.

Jesse Rogers is the head of LatAm Economics for Moody's Analytics, where he leads research and real-time coverage of Latin America. His work spans trade policy, international capital flows, commodity markets, political risk, and economic development. Jesse holds a master’s degree in economics and international relations from the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies. While completing his degree, he interned with the U.S. Treasury and Institute of International Finance. Previously, he was a finance and politics reporter for El Diario New York and worked in Mexico City as a research assistant for the Center for Research and Teaching in Economics (CIDE). He received his bachelor’s degree in Hispanic studies at the University of Pennsylvania. He is based at the Moody's Analytics office in Mexico City.

Gustavo Rojas-Matute is an economist in the Moody’s Analytics West Chester office. He has more than 15 years experience advising key players such as international corporations, banks, lawmakers and politicians in the U.S. and Latin America. He holds a PhD in economics from American University, a master’s degree in public policy from the Instituto de Estudios Superiores de Administración in Venezuela, and a master’s in political management from George Washington University. His focus is on monetary policy, macroeconomic forecasting and big data.