Martín Guzmán was born in La Plata, Argentina. He served as Minister of Economy of the Republic of Argentina from December 2019 to July 2022.

Martin is currently a Professor at the School of International and Public Affairs (SIPA) at Columbia University. He is also a Professor of Money, Credit, and Banking at the National University of La Plata, Argentina. Martin is a leading global expert in the fields of sovereign debt and debt crises resolution.

Alongside Nobel Laureate Joseph E. Stiglitz, Martin is co-President of the Initiative for Policy Dialogue (IPD) at Columbia University Business School. IPD works to broaden dialogue about development policy by bringing the best ideas to policymakers facing globalization’s complex challenges and opportunities. It also strives to democratize the production and use of knowledge to create a more equitably governed world. At IPD, Martin is the Director of the Sovereign Debt Management and Restructuring Program.

Martin is a member of the Pontifical Academy of Social Sciences in the Vatican, a member of the Scientific Board of the Trento Summer School in Adaptive Economic Dynamics at the University of Trento, Italy, and a Young Global Leader of the World Economic Forum. He is also a Commissioner of the Independent Commission for the Reform of International Corporate Taxation (ICRICT).

Martin’s research focuses on the emergence, propagation, and resolution of macroeconomic disequilibrium, monetary economics, and economic development. His research has been published in leading international journals and books. He has served as editor-in-chief of the Journal of Globalization and Development and is a member of the editorial board.

Martin holds a PhD. In Economics from Brown University, United States (2013). Prior to his doctoral studies, he received a B.A. in Economics (2005) and a M.A. in Economics (2007) from the National University of La Plata, Argentina.