About me

Sary Levy-Carciente is a qualified economist with Master in International Economics and PhD in Development Studies. Experience in research, consultancy and management, she has a creative and critical thinking with innovative and entrepreneurial spirit. Sary has the ability to work flexibly on a range of assignments and adjusting to prioritize a variety of complex evolving tasks.

She works effectively in multidisciplinary teams, including distance collaboration in a wide geographical scope. Having solid problems-solving’s skills and an agile work mentality, she is able to adapt to any working environment or organizational processes.

Project coordinator identifying needs and opportunities, strong attention to details, eventualities and public relations. Ability to work with utmost discretion on sensitive issues, and maintaining strict security over information.

Currently, she is a Researcher Scientist at the Adam Smith Center for Economic Freedom at Florida International University.

She is a Numbered Fellow of the National Academy of Economic Sciences (Venezuela), which she presided over from 2021 to 2023and was Dean of the Faculty of Economic and Social Sciences of the UCV (2008-2011) and Director of its Research Institute (2004-2008). Since 2015, she is responsible for the calculation and analysis of the International Property Rights Index (PRA, Washingtong DC) and coordinates the Index of Bureucracy.

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Curriculum summary

2024- Actual
Investigadora (Research Scientist) del Adam Smith Center for Economic Freedom, Florida International University
2021 - 2023
Presidente, Academia Nacional de Ciencias Económicas
2021 - today
Coordinadora de Investigación. Índice de Burocracia
2017 - today
Consultora, ACCS Consultores C.A.
2015 - today
Individuo de Número Nº 10, Academia Nacional de Ciencias Económicas
2015 - today
Hernando de Soto Fellow for elaborating the International Property Rights Index, PRA
2013 - 2014
Visitante Fulbright, Centro de Estudios de Polímeros, Departamento de Física, Universidad de Boston
2008 - 2011
Decana de la Facultad de Economía y Ciencias Sociales en la Universidad Central de Venezuela
2004 - 2008
Director of the Economics and Social Research Institute, Universidad Central de Venezuela
2004 - 2008
Research Coordinator of the Economics and Social Sciences Faculty, Universidad Central de Venezuela
2003 - 2004
Coordinadora de Relaciones Interinstitucionales, Comisión de Estudios de Postgrado, Facultad de Economía y Ciencias Sociales, Universidad Central de Venezuela
2000 - 2001
Visiting researcher, Economics Department, University of Massachusetts, Amherst
1998 - 2008
Director of the Research Unit of International Affairs, Institute of Economic and Social Research, Universidad Central de Venezuela
1994 - 1996
Financial Consultant, Pioneer International Ltd.
1991 - today
Full professor, Universidad Central de Venezuela
1985 - 1987
General Manager, Sarlemo S.A.

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