At a Glance
Doctor Honoris Causa in Education, conferred by Tianjin Foreign Studies University
Doctor Honoris Causa in Higher Education, conferred by Universidad Santander
Distinguished Professor, Spanish Department, conferred by Tianjin Foreign Studies University
President and CEO, The Americas Mayors Conference, Non-Profit Organization
Honorary Director, Center for Latin American Studies, Tianjin Foreign Studies University, China
President and CEO, International Institute for Higher Education, Non-Profit Organization
Founder and Chairman, International Institute for Leadership, Mentoring and Coaching, LLC
Founder and President, Latin American Network in Government and Public Policy, SC (LAT-NET).
Non-resident Professor and Member of the Academic Committee of China Ministry of Education's Regional and National Research and Training Base-Latin American Research Institute
Executive Education: Harvard University, John F. Kennedy School of Government
Director, and Research Professor at the Center for Public Leadership: University of New Mexico (UNM)
Affiliated Professor of Public Administration: University of New Mexico (UNM)
Postdoctoral Scholar Advanced Training Program in Student Affairs Administration in Latin American Higher Education Institutions
Published Books: 21
Vice President: Mexican Education Foundation of New Mexico
Chair International Trade Committee, Albuquerque Hispano Chamber of Commerce
Residence: Albuquerque, New Mexico
Country of Citizenship: United States of America
Age: 55
Main Topics: Public Policy, Government, New Institutionalism, Higher Education, Leadership-Mentoring
Education: Bachelor's Degree, Political Science, UNAM;
Master's Degree, Public Administration, Universidad Anahuac; Ph.D. in Education at the University of New Mexico
Gabino Barreda Medal for Academic Merit: Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM), 1992.
Marital status: Married
Children: 2
Dr. Pineda's research on public sector employee professionalization, public policy, education, leadership, transportation and water systems at the national and local levels in the U.S., Mexico, and Latin America has been published in The Civil Service Journal (Mexico), The Journal of International Culture and Education (Germany), Journal of Latino Education (U.S.), and in numerous technical reports for Mexican and other government entities. He is a member of the Board of Editors of State and Local Government Review (U.S.). He has been a columnist on national public affairs for the weekly periodicals The Sun and The Mexican Diary and is the former President of the Mexican College of Political Science and Public Administration. He is the author or principal editor of twenty-one books. He received his Ph. D. in Education from the University of New Mexico in 2007.