Frederic Emam Zade

Frederic Emam-Zadé is currently the Chief Economist of Fundación Global Democracia y Desarrollo (FUNGLODE), a multidisciplinary think tank founded in October 2000 and chaired by Dr. Leonel Fernández, three-times former President of the Dominican Republic. Formerly, from August 2004 to August 2009, Frederic was the Director General of FUNGLODE. He has lately been managing several social networks at FUNGLODE and collaborating in the R&D of 3D visualization of economic and social data tools in virtual worlds, such as Linden Lab’s Second Life and similar virtual technologies. He is very involved with the use of Web 2.0, web 3.0, and Web 3D tools for NGOs and businesses. In November 2009, he was one of the first 18 world-class graduates from the Singularity University (NASA & Google) Executive Program at NASA Ames Research Park in Silicon Valley. Later on, during the summer of 2010, he completed a course about Singularity Studies at Rutgers University at Camden. Frederic is a highly qualified professional economist, investment promoter, and negotiator who has provided remarkable results for many businesses, governments, and international organizations, during the last 25 years. He is a successful businessman who has also worked in government twice, both times as Deputy Secretary of State of Foreign Affairs, and therefore knows very well how to do business in the Dominican Republic and how to deal with the Dominican business community and its Government, in compliance with the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (the “FCPA”).