Benjamín Castro

Benjamín Castro, Graduate Fellow, supports our Mexico practice.

Benjamín is a Dean’s Fellow for the Master’s in International Affairs at the University of California San Diego’s School of Global Policy and Strategy (GPS). He holds a degree in Political Science from the Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México (ITAM), where he graduated with honors.

Previously, Benjamín served as the Director of Statistics at the Ministry of Economy and Innovation of Baja California’s State Government, where he worked to enhance foreign direct investment flows to Mexico in collaboration with UCSD, Mexican business chambers, and World Bank associates. He has also worked as an economic consultant and government affairs specialist for Mexican multinationals in the agricultural, manufacturing, mining, and energy industries. Additionally, he founded the Mínimo Necesario podcast, where he discusses current political and cultural trends in Mexico.

Benjamín received the Dean’s Merit Award at GPS and the Kyoto Scholarship in Arts and Philosophy from the Inamori Foundation. He is proudly Mexican and is fluent in Spanish and English.