#  Luis Carlos Ugalde 

Fellow, Weatherhead Scholars Program

Director General, Integralia Consultores

 

 

 



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Luis Carlos Ugalde Ramírez is the director of Integralia Consultores and former president of Mexico’s National Electoral Institute. He has taught at Harvard, Georgetown, and Columbia, where he earned his PhD in political science.

**Research Interests:** Democracy; populism; autocratization; Mexican politics; US-Mexico relations; and public opinion.



 

 

 





 

 

- ## Academic Year
    
     [Academic Year 2025-26](/academic-year/academic-year-2025-26)
- ## People
    
     [Fellows](/people/fellows)