Team

Alma Rosa Bautista

Regulatory & Public Policy | Contracts, Governance & Institutional Strategy

Focuses on regulatory structuring, institutional governance and contract frameworks in complex public-sector environments. Her work integrates legal analysis with policy execution, ensuring regulatory alignment, operational clarity and institutional control, regulatory frameworks, and institutional operations. Her practice focuses on contracts, governing bodies, regulatory compliance, and the integration of human rights standards into public policy and administrative action.

Public law and regulatory specialist with experience in public policy, human rights, and institutional operations within the Federal Government.

Extensive experience at the Ministry of Economy in contracts, governing bodies, business chambers, transparency, and regulatory compliance.

Active participation in the implementation of human rights policies, institutional indicators, and representation before international organizations.

Ability to integrate legal analysis, institutional management, and policy design into executable regulatory solutions.

Experience

Regulatory, institutional and public policy experience

December 2018 – Present

Deputy Director General of Contracts, Governing Bodies, Business Chambers and Human Rights

Ministry of Economy (Secretaría de Economía)

• Review and registration of contracts, agreements, and legal instruments executed by the Ministry with public, private, and social sector entities, both domestic and international.
• Support in the operation and legal oversight of governing bodies.
• Authorization of the incorporation of business chambers and their confederations, including registration of bylaws and amendments.
• Organization of general assemblies and handling of compliance matters under the Business Chambers Law.
• Monitoring and enforcement of compliance with applicable regulatory frameworks governing business chambers.

May 2018 – November 2018

Deputy Director General of Contracts and Governing Bodies

Ministry of Economy (Secretaría de Economía)

• Review and registration of legal instruments executed by the Ministry with multiple stakeholders.
• Support in the operation of governing bodies of public entities and business chambers.
• Definition of compliance guidelines for sessions and meetings under applicable legal frameworks.
• Certification of public officials participating in governing bodies representing the Ministry.
• Legal advisory in public procurement and tender procedures.

February 2018 – April 2018

Coordinator of Human Rights Projects – Legal Affairs Unit

Ministry of Economy (Secretaría de Economía)

• Implementation of the National Human Rights Program to align regulatory instruments with national and international human rights standards.
• Design and delivery of training programs to integrate human rights obligations into institutional practice.
• Development of institutional indicators based on UN and OAS methodologies to assess compliance.
• Representation of the Ministry in the Working Group on Business and Human Rights.
• Engagement with international organizations for reporting and compliance with international obligations.

2015 – 2018

Legal Advisor

Chamber of Deputies – LXIII Legislature

• Legal analysis and drafting of legislative initiatives in public law and regulatory matters.
• Support in committee work and legislative process design.
• Evaluation of regulatory impact and public policy implications.

Education

LL.M. in Public Policy, University of Nottingham (United Kingdom)
Law Degree, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM)

Languages

Spanish — Native proficiency
English — Full professional proficiency