Ernesto Soria Morales

Ernesto Soria Morales is a specialist in sustainable development governance and policy coherence. He leads a team of analysts and experts dedicated to supporting governments in strengthening Policy Coherence for Sustainable Development, with a focus on improving institutional mechanisms, policy frameworks and monitoring capacities. He has played a central role in developing the international instruments and standards on policy coherence adopted by the Organisation for Economic Co‑operation and Development (OECD). His recent work includes the design of analytical tools that help countries assess and track progress in implementing sustainable development commitments. Before joining OECD, Ernesto worked as a policy analyst and advisor at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Mexico, contributing to national strategies on international cooperation and global development agendas.

Ernesto has been a guest lecturer at the Complutense University of Madrid since 2013. From 2002 to 2005, he also taught courses on development and international cooperation at the Faculty of Political and Social Sciences of the National Autonomous University of Mexico, as well as in the master's programme in development and international cooperation at the José María Luis Mora Research Institute.

He holds a degree in International Relations from the National Autonomous University of Mexico and completed postgraduate studies in development and international cooperation at the Complutense University of Madrid. He is co‑author of several publications on policy coherence produced by OECD.