Enrique Ghersi (born 1961) is a

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Biography

Early life

Enrique Ghersi was born in

Lima Lima ( ; ), originally founded as Ciudad de Los Reyes (City of The Kings) is the capital and the largest city of Peru. It is located in the valleys of the Chillón, Rímac and Lurín Rivers, in the desert zone of the central coastal part of ...

, Peru in 1961.

Career

He has been a member of the Peruvian Parliament since the 1990s. He is a professor at the Peruvian University of Applied Sciences and the

University of Lima The University of Lima ( es, Universidad de Lima) is a private nonprofit university in Lima, Peru. It was founded in 1962 and it is considered one of the most prestigious and remembered universities in Peru. The decision to create the Universi ...

. He has also been a Visiting Professor at

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in Guatemala, an Honorary Professor of Universidad Laica Vicente Rocafuerte de Guayaquil in

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, and Visiting Professor at the School Superior of Administration of Companies in

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. He is an Adjunct Scholar at the

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. He is also an Adjunct Fellow and member of the Board of Advisors of the Center on Global Prosperity at the

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. He sits as Vice President on the Board of Directors of the

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Bibliography

*'' The Other Path'' (with

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References

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