Our Team

Our team of energy, security and agri-business experts is led by Mr. Alberto Reyes.

Mr. Reyes is a recognized expert in policy, contractual and tax matters related to international investments, especially in the energy and extractives sector.

As part of the United Nations Development Program’s Roster of Experts, Mr. Reyes is available as a pre-vetted consultant to support international UNDP Country Offices, and is also an accredited Inspector with the Tax Inspectors Without Borders (TIWB) joint program at the OECD/UNDP.

Mr. Reyes advises Of Counsel at Guzman Ariza, a leading Dominican Republic law firm and also as international consultant for multi-laterals and leading companies.

Mr. Reyes served as Deputy Minister (with stints as acting Minister) at the Ministry of Energy and Mines of the Dominican Republic (2014-2020), and is its longest serving official to date.

Prior, Mr. Reyes was Legal Director of Isla Dominicana de Petróleo, Corp., the largest fuel distributor in the Dominican Republic and current operator of the Royal Dutch Shell and Exxon brands in the DR.

Mr. Reyes holds an LLM (with Honors) from Northwestern University’s Pritzker School of Law (Chicago), an MBA with focus on energy and finance from Universidad Antonio de Nebrija (Madrid), a Master in Civil Procedure, Litigation and Remedies from Pontificia Universidad Católica Madre & Maestra (PUCMM) and a Bachelor of Laws and Political Science (LLB, Magna Cum Laude) from Universidad Iberoamericana (UNIBE). He has also completed postgraduate studies at Georgetown and Columbia.

He is a member of the Association of International Energy Negotiators (AIEN), a certified expert in Gas Transmission and Distribution Systems by the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) and an Invited Member to the Executive Session on the Politics of Extractive Industries of  the Columbia Center on Sustainable Investment (CCSI) at Columbia University.

Mr. Reyes has taught policy and contracts doctrine related to energy and extractives in leading universities and several MOOCs. Some of his work and classes are hosted here at EdX and at www.sdgacademy.com (a free, open UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network initiative with  leading experts on sustainable development).