Kurt Burneo

Kurt Johnny Burneo Farfán (born 26 February 1961) is an economist and politician in Peru.

Early life

Burneo was born in Lima, Peru on 26 February 1961. He studied economics at the National University of San Marcos, then studied at the University of São Paulo and at the Pontifical Catholic University of Peru. He earned a doctorate in Business Administration at the ESADE business school of the Ramon Llull University in Barcelona, Spain.

Political career

Toledo government

During the government of Alejandro Toledo, Burneo was Peru's Vice Minister of Finance, chairman of the National Bank and director of the Central Reserve Bank of Peru. He has taught at several universities, such as Pontificia Universidad Catolica del Peru, Cayetano Heredia University, Universidad de San Martín de Porres and Universidad Nacional Federico Villarreal. He is currently director of the economics course at the Universidad San Ignacio de Loyola, a position he has held since 2006.

2011 election and Humala government