Mr Carlos Conde is leading the work of the OECD with Middle East and African countries, supervising the implementation of the Africa – OECD Partnership, in close coordination with the African Union Commission. Between 2007 and 2014, Mr Conde led the MENA-OECD Governance Programme in the Public Governance Directorate of the OECD and supported the OECD work on public governance in Latin America. He holds a tenure position as Professor of Political Science and Public Policy at the University of Granada in Spain, where he worked until 2007, when he joined the OECD. Mr Conde led several projects of academic co-operation, research, and network building between Arab and European universities. Moreover, he had visiting positions at Harvard University (1995-96) and Al Akhawayn University of Morocco, where he lectured between 2001 and 2003. Mr. Conde holds a PhD in Political Science and Public Administration from the Complutense University of Madrid, Spain.