Fernando Léon-García, PhD

Dr. León-Garcia is Chair of the Board of Directors of the International Association of University Presidents (IAUP) for 2024-2027. He has been President of CETYS University since 2010, leading the institution to institutional and program accreditation in the USA (WASC, ACBSP, ABET) and one of the most internationalized universities in Mexico. Prior to that, he served as Chancellor of City University of Seattle‘s International Division, with a presence across the Americas, Europe and Asia.

He currently serves or has served on national and international boards and/or advisory groups: CIC, AIEA, Council of Presidents of AGB, CASE, WSCUC, HACU, ACE, IAU, NAFSA, Santander Universidades-México, ANUIES and FIMPES.

Dr. León-García holds a doctoral degree in Educational Administration and Policy Analysis and an M.A. in International Development Education from Stanford University, as well as a B.S. in Industrial Engineering from CETYS University. He has been named to the Top 300 Leaders in Mexico (Los 300) from 2019 to 2024. In addition, Dr. León García has received Honorary Doctorates from Vysoka Skola Financni a Spravni (Czech Republic), Dimitrie Cantemir Christian University (Romania), Caucasus University (Georgia), and NIMS University Rajasthan, Jaipur (India).