{"id":6771,"date":"2018-09-01T04:00:00","date_gmt":"2018-09-01T04:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/business.cornell.edu\/centers\/2018\/09\/01\/emerging-markets-institute-conference-pablo-azcarraga\/"},"modified":"2026-07-14T18:15:54","modified_gmt":"2026-07-14T18:15:54","slug":"emerging-markets-institute-conference-pablo-azcarraga","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/business.cornell.edu\/centers\/2018\/09\/01\/emerging-markets-institute-conference-pablo-azcarraga\/","title":{"rendered":"PABLO AZCARRAGA, MPS &#8217;85"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/business.cornell.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2026\/06\/P-AZCARRAGA.jpg\" alt=\"PABLO AZCARRAGA, MPS \" class=\"wp-image-6772\" srcset=\"https:\/\/business.cornell.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2026\/06\/P-AZCARRAGA.jpg 200w, https:\/\/business.cornell.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2026\/06\/P-AZCARRAGA-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Pablo Azc&#225;rraga is Chairman of Posadas Board of Directors. Pablo Azc&#225;rraga is responsible for managing the board, maintaining board communication and acting as an adviser to the CEO. With more than 30 years of hotel industry experience, Azc&#225;rraga uses his expertise to oversee the hotel group\u2019s investment evaluation committee and the development team that approves the inclusion of new hotels to the Posadas portfolio. He is also the president of the National Assembly of Tourism Enterprises, the leading organization comprised of 16 national chambers and associations that represents 90 percent of Mexico\u2019s private sector tourism activity.Recently, he joined the Advisory Council of The Nature Conservancy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Azc&#225;rraga holds a Bachelor of Science in business administration from Universidad Anahuac in Mexico City. 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