Roque Sevilla
Roque Simón Sevilla Larrea (born July 16, 1947, in Quito, Ecuador) is an Ecuadorian economist, businessman, environmentalist, and politician. He was the Metropolitan Mayor of Quito between 1998 and 2000. He is President of the "Grupo Futuro" that brings together various companies including tourism, insurance, and the environment.
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.jpg.webp) Roque Sevilla in 2010 | |
| Metropolitan Mayor of Quito Member of the National Congress of Ecuador | |
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| Born | Roque Simón Sevilla Larrea July 16, 1947 Quito, Ecuador |
| Political party | Christian Democratic Union |
| Residence(s) | Quito, Ecuador |
| Alma mater | Pontifical Catholic University of Ecuador, Harvard University John F. Kennedy School of Government |
| Occupation | Environmentalist, hotel owner and manager |
| Profession | Economist, businessman, politician |
| Known for | Environmentalism, entrepreneurship, politics |
| Website | Roque Sevilla |
Biography
He studied at the Colegio Cardenal Spellman and then at the Colegio Alemán.
He studied economics at the Pontifical Catholic University of Ecuador, graduating as an economist in 1984.
He earned a Master's degree of Public Administration from Harvard University's John F. Kennedy School of Government.
In 1976, he founded the "Fundación Natura".[1]
In 1991, he was appointed Director of the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) in the United States.[2]
In 1997, he was appointed to the Board of the World Wide Fund for Nature International (WWF-I).[2]
He was a councilor for the Metropolitan District of Quito in 1992.
He was a member of the National Congress of Ecuador in 1998, and Metropolitan Mayor of Quito between 1998 and 2000.[3]
In 2012, he built and inaugurated the luxury eco hotel "Mashpi Lodge" deep inside the Chocó forest, a cloud forest in the Andes, 100 km northwest of Quito.[4]
References
- "Un ecologista quiere ser concejal". Hoy (in Spanish). 1992-05-01. Archived from the original on 2017-03-29. Retrieved 2023-03-15.
- "Roque Sevilla CEO Metropolitan Touring" (in Spanish). 2012-02-29. Retrieved 2023-03-15.
- "Roque Sevilla: 'En Quito hay la sensación de que no tenemos un liderazgo'". Diario El Comercio (in Spanish). Grupo El Comercio. 2012-05-13. Retrieved 2023-03-15.
- "La historia de Mashpi Lodge". Mashpilodge.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-03-15.