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Héctor Faya Rodríguez

Héctor Faya Rodríguez

Public Policy Professional
Mexico

Summary

Public policy strategist with 20 years working at the intersection of public policy and strategic communications in both public and private sectors. Experience leading collaborative, high-performance and multicultural teams. Focused on creating social impact, improving the business environment of highly regulated industries and building trust-based partnerships with key stakeholders.

I'm currently based in São Paulo, where I oversee Meta's policy programs strategy in LATAM.

Proficiency in English, Spanish and Portuguese.

Overview

11
11
years of professional experience
6
6
years of post-secondary education

Work History

Director of Policy Programs and Government, LATAM

Meta
Sao Paulo
06.2019 - Current
  • Pursue policy objectives through long-term strategic engagement with the priority ecosystem of policy stakeholders in 15 priority markets, including Brazil, Mexico, Argentina and Colombia.
  • Shape and inform tech regulation across LATAM through groundbreaking public policy programs in collaboration with international organizations, governments, and civil society.
  • Coordinate company strategy for government and political audiences.

VP of Public Affairs

Edelman
Mexico City
02.2017 - 06.2019
  • Provided strategic counsel on corporate public policy, crisis management and reputation building to leading companies and organizations with operations in Mexico & LatAm markets, such as Starbucks, Facebook, WhatsApp, Netflix, PepsiCo, the U.S. Dairy Council, and UNICEF
  • Enhanced ROI of clients as a result of political risk mitigation.
  • Monitored legilative and regulatory activity.

General Director

Ministry of Foreign Affairs
México City
10.2015 - 01.2017
  • Implemented cut-edge transparency standards within the Ministry at a global level, in partnership with the country’s 80 embassies, 67 consulates and 7 permanent missions to international organizations
  • Lead a staff of +350 people and supervised a US$20 million budget

Chieff of Staff to Mexico's Minister of Education

Mexico's Federal Government
México City
12.2012 - 10.2015
  • Planned and helped execute the Minister's stakeholder relations strategy, in which I served as institutional liaison with the country's Presidency, 32 governors, federal and local legislators, international organizations and foreign governments
  • Oversaw the accomplishment of the federal government's institutional objectives and the policy programs derived from Mexico’s education reform, targeting 36 million students
  • Led the speechwriter, messaging, and advisory teams, which produced +600 high-quality communication materials

Education

Master of Arts - Latin American Studies (Government Concentration)

Georgetown University
Washington, D.C.
08.2005 - 04.2007

Bachelor of Arts - Law

Universidad Iberoamericana
Torreón, México
08.1999 - 12.2003

Skills

Government affairs

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Timeline

Director of Policy Programs and Government, LATAM

Meta
06.2019 - Current

VP of Public Affairs

Edelman
02.2017 - 06.2019

General Director

Ministry of Foreign Affairs
10.2015 - 01.2017

Chieff of Staff to Mexico's Minister of Education

Mexico's Federal Government
12.2012 - 10.2015

Master of Arts - Latin American Studies (Government Concentration)

Georgetown University
08.2005 - 04.2007

Bachelor of Arts - Law

Universidad Iberoamericana
08.1999 - 12.2003

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