Manuel Farías

Manuel Farías is the current Director de Educación Técnica y Trayectorias Formativo-laborales at Fundación Chile. Manuel has previously served as a Consultor at OpenUp-Coaching from January 2017 to March 2022, Director Fundacion Desarrolla Salud at Universidad Católica del Norte from June 2014 to January 2017, Rector at Centro de Formacion Técnica Estatal Región de Coquimbo, Chile from September 2017 to March 2022, Associate Director AFD GROUP at www.afdevelopg.org from January 2017 to December 2017, Gerente Responsabilidad Social y Asuntos Corporativos at Teck CDA from August 2014 to January 2017, and Gerente at Fundación Minera Los Pelambres from May 2008 to July 2014. Manuel has also served as the Secretario Regional Ministerial de Planificación at Ministerio de Planificación from April 2006 to April 2008, and Presidente Directorio at Empresa Portuaria Coquimbo from March 2000 to March 2006.

Manuel Farías has a Msc Social Policy and Planning in Developing Countries from The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE), a Master Internacional en Gestion Universitaria from Universidad de Alcalá, and a Regional Approaches to Community Engagrment and Socially Responsible Minning in Latin America from QUT (Queensland University of Technology). Manuel also has a Diploma in Inversión Social privada en Desarrollo de Base from Tecnológico de Monterrey, a Licenciado en Educación in Literatura y Filosofía from Universidad de La Serena, and a Doctorado in Educación Superior from Universidad de Palermo.

They are on a team with Andrea Osorio - Directora, Aprendizaje del Futuro, Ulrike Broschek - Gerente de Sustentabilidad Interim, and Leah Pollak - Gerente de Desarrollo y Relaciones Institucionales. Manuel Farías reports to Hernán Araneda, Gerente General Interino y Gerente de Desarrollo Humano.