José Tomás Quiroga

José Tomás is from Santiago, Chile. Before joining Princeton, he was an economist at Chile’s National Committee for Evaluation and Productivity (CNEP), where he tackled projects aimed at improving efficiency in public healthcare spending, evaluation policy and water management at a national level. Previously, he served under two presidential administrations at Chile’s Ministry of Economy, analyzing the economic impacts of COVID-19 and helping design a crucial support package benefiting nearly a million small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). José Tomás holds a bachelor's degree in economics and a master's degree in the same field, both from the Pontifical Catholic University of Chile. In his free time, he enjoys playing tennis, thinking daily about the Roman Empire and traveling.