Dr. Simón Levy was appointed Undersecretary of Tourismof Mexican Government starting December 2018 untilMay 2019 by Mexican President Andres Manuel LópezObrador. Prior to this, he was appointed as Mexico CityCEO of Investment & Development Agency of the MexicoCity Government, PROCDMX, starting December 2012until December 2018, where he raised $650 million USDfor public-private infrastructure investments.As an Entrepreneur, he was the Chairman of the Board ofLatinasia Group - (2004-2011) a leading investment fundbetween China and Latin America. Due to hisachievements, he was recognized as a Young Global Leader of World Economic Forum (WEF) in2013, Global Entrepreneur by the World Entrepreneurship Forum 2013 and World Cities SummitYoung Leader 2015.Member of WEF Global Agenda Council. Under his achievements were the Urban and Mobility ofthe Future Strategy and Smart Cities of the Future.He has a Bachelor's in Law from National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM)(2001), aSpecialty in Chinese Law Renmin University of China (2004), he was the first Mexican attorney toget a work permit in People's Republic of China (2006), he has Master in InternationalManagement at Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de Mexico (ITAM) (2010) and an MBA fromSchool of Management from Tecnológico de Monterrey (EGADE ITESM) (2012), a PhD inPublic/Private Partnerships and Urban Economy (UNAM). Additionally, he conducted post-doctoral studies at Yale University, Lew Kwan Yew Public Management School, John F. KennedySchool of Harvard University. Moreover, since 2006, he has served as Professor of Law Faculty ofUNAM and of International Management and Entrepreneurship (Tec de Monterrey, 2009-2011).Author of 9 books, including: “Growth Without Debt” (Porrua, 2017) prized as Economy Book ofthe year by Sociedad Mexicana de Geografía y Estadística (Mexican Geography and StatisticsSociety), his first historic novel, "Neonao" (Plaza y Valdés, 2012), "The Microglobal Age" (Plaza yValdés, Tec de Monterrey 2007), “Towards China” (ISEF, 2006), “China the New World Factory”(ISEF, 2004).He founded the China-Mexico Lecture and Fellowship at the National University of México, andalso founded the first Mexican Think-Thank, "Agendasia".Columnist at the leader financial Mexican newspaper “El Financiero”.Currently, he is the Chairman of Ideasia Investment Fund and serves as Chief Resilience Officer ofWAMS, The World Academy of Medical Sciences.