Eduardo Martinez

Economist

Eduardo Martínez is an Economist at the LAEDC, working on a wide variety to subjects including regional economic analysis and international trade and investment. Mr. Martínez appears frequently on Los Angeles area Spanish language news broadcasts commenting on economic issues.

Prior to joining the LAEDC, Mr. Martínez was a Macroeconomic/Finance Officer in the Office of Economic Policy and Summit Coordination in the U.S. State Department's Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs. In this position, Mr. Martínez coordinated and developed policy on international finance, macroeconomics, and the Millennium Challenge Account.

From 2002 to 2004, he served as the Natural Resources Officer in the same office covering agriculture, energy, environment, and foreign assistance issues. He was awarded two Meritorious Honor Awards for his efforts on international coffee policy and for his role in coordinating the reentry of the United States into the International Coffee Organization.

Mr. Martínez has traveled to Argentina, Brazil, Mexico, Trinidad and Tobago, the United Kingdom, and Uruguay to represent the United States in international meetings and discussions with foreign governments on behalf of the U.S. State Department.

From 1999 to 2002, Mr. Martínez served as an international economist with the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in Washington, DC working on export and import price indexes. He also conducted research on U.S.-Mexico manufacturing operations and transfer pricing practices of multinational corporations.

From 1994 to 1997, Mr. Martínez worked as an import logistics coordinator for Tower Group International in Redondo Beach.

Mr. Martínez is currently a part-time lecturer in the Department of Economics at California State University Long Beach. He graduated from California State University Fullerton with a BA in International Business and from California State University Long Beach with a MA in Economics.

Mr. Martínez is mentor to college students and recent graduates through the Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities. He has served as a volunteer staff member with award winning high school marching bands and winter guard ensembles in the Southern California and Middle Atlantic areas. He currently serves a contest adjudicator for fall marching band, indoor percussion, and winter guard competitions in the Western United States. Mr. Martínez is a volunteer member of the Pasadena Tournament of Roses Association.