Carlos M. Valdovinos Chávez is a senior executive and public policy expert specializing in institutional process transformation, internal control systems, risk management, corporate governance, and regulatory innovation. He is widely recognized as a pioneer and key proponent of the "Plain Language" initiative in Mexico and across international jurisdictions.

Academic Background

He holds a strong interdisciplinary background combining engineering, business, and executive leadership:

• Master of Business Administration (MBA): Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México (ITAM).
• B.S. in Mechanical & Electrical Engineering: Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM), specializing in Industrial Engineering.
• Executive Education: D-1 Senior Management Program and Continuity Program, IPADE Business School.
• International Specializations: Seminar in New Public Management (Theodore Institute / Friedrich Naumann, Germany) and Postgraduate Studies in Bank Marketing (University of Colorado / Bank Marketing Association, USA).

Public Sector & Judicial Governance Experience

He has accumulated extensive executive experience across the federal government and judicial branch:

• Supreme Court of Justice of the Nation (SCJN): Director of Internal Control and Risk Management (2023–2026). Designed, developed, and implemented the regulatory framework for the Institutional Internal Control System (SCII) based on COSO and CMMI frameworks, while serving as Technical Secretary for rationalization and austerity committees.
• Decentralized & Public Agencies: Head of the Internal Control Office (OIC) at CENAGAS (where he established and structured the control body from inception), Deputy Federal Attorney for Industrial Inspection at PROFEPA, General Director of Innovation and Institutional Improvement at SAE (Ministry of Finance - SHCP), and Deputy General Director at both the National Security Commission (CNS) and the Attorney General's Office (PGR).
• Ministry of Public Administration (SFP): General Director of Regulatory Simplification (2002–2009). Spearheaded the Plain Language Initiative in Mexico, launched the Federal Normateca, and led the development of the Integrated Information System for Public Program Registries (SIIPP-G).
• International Organizations: Consultant for the World Bank (Latin America and Caribbean Division), delivering diagnostics and evaluations on PEMEX's internal regulatory processes and governance impact following legal reforms.

Financial & Industrial Sector Experience

In the private and financial sectors, he held senior executive positions:

• Banking & Financial Services: Executive Deputy Director of Operations at Banca Cremi (managing loan portfolio restructuring across four banking institutions for debt sales); Director of the Chairman's Office and Merger Operations Director at Banca Promex / Finamex (managing the corporate integration into Bancomer); Administration & Services Director at Valores Finamex; and Quality Assurance Intern at American Express Co.
• Corporate & Industrial Sector: Management & Procedures Manager at Comercial Mabe (collaborating with Booz Allen Hamilton on supply chain and manufacturing operational integrations) and Senior Associate Consultant at Outsider Business Solutions.

Memberships, Plain Language & Academia

• Global Leadership: Board Member of the International Plain Language Federation (IPLF), member of the International Plain Language Working Group (contributing to the ISO Plain Language Standard), and former Official Delegate representing Mexico at the OECD in Paris, France.
• Academic Appointments: Professor in the Writing and Languages Division at ITAM and guest faculty for the Transparency and Control Diploma at UNAM (FES Acatlán). Keynote speaker at over 80 national and international symposia.
• Languages: Native Spanish; Fluent in English; Elementary proficiency in French and German.