Alejandro Díaz de León

Former Governor, Bank of Mexico

Alejandro Díaz de León was appointed in March 2022 as Corporate Director at Grupo BAL.  He provides strategic advisory services to the group, which includes leading Mexican enterprises across multiple sectors.

From December 2017 to December 2021, he was the Governor of Banco de Mexico. He was designated Governor of the year by Central Banking in 2021, and Governor of the year for the Americas by The Banker in 2019. Prior responsibilities include Deputy Governor, General Director of Mexico’s Export-Import Bank (BANCOMEXT), Head of the Ministry of Finance Public Credit Unit and General Director of the National Pension Fund of State Workers.

Alejandro’s career began at Banco de México in 1991, where he held different positions, including Macroeconomic Analysis Director, and Economic Studies Director.

Alejandro has a Masters from the Yale School of Management and a BA in Economics with honors from Instituto Tecnologico Autonomo de Mexico.