Roberto Salinas León is President of the Mexico Business Forum, where he works on assorted projects of policy analysis, media, investment advisory, and economic consultancy. He is currently the Director of the Center for Latin America of Atlas Network.

He holds a B.A. in Political Economy, History and Philosophy from Hillsdale College, Michigan; and an M.A. and Ph. D. in Philosophy, Purdue University, Indiana.

He is President of Alamos Alliance, which organizes an annual symposium in the town of Álamos, Sonora. For twenty-six years, this gathering has hosted the most recognized names in economics and public policy in Latin America and the world, as well as some of the most distinguished minds in the field of economics.