Professional Experience

Dr. Ricardo Tovar-Silos
Associate Professor


Academic Experience 

  • Visiting Professor, Assistant Professor, Business Analysis, Lamar University (August, 2009 - Present), Beaumont, Texas.
  • Visiting Professor Economics and Finance, Lamar University (August, 2008 - May, 2009), Beaumont, Texas. Taught two sections of 'Financial Institutions and Markets', one section of 'Principles of Economics' and one section of Principles of Finance in Fall 2008 at Lamar University.
  • Taught two sections of 'Principles of Economics' and two sections of 'Principles of Finance' in Spring 2009 at Lamar University.
  • Adjunct Professor, University of Houston (July, 2004 - August, 2004), Houston, Texas. Taught 'International Financial Management' in Summer, 2004 to 45 undergraduate business majors at the Bauer College of Business, University of Houston. Had independent responsibility for developing the teaching materials.

Non-Academic Experience 

  • Chief of the Department of Productive Chains, Mexican Ministry of the Economy (January, 2003 - May, 2003), Mexico City, Mexico. Development of economic studies of the mining sector in Mexico.
  • Chief of Subprogram in the Economic Information Center, Chief of Subprogram in the Economic Information Center, Mexican Ministry of the Economy (April, 2000 - December, 2002), Monterrey, Mexico. Analysis of economic information of the state of Nuevo Leon, Mexico.