Meet our Spring 2026 Tinker Visiting Professor

It is our pleasure to present our incoming Tinker Visiting Professors for Spring 2026:

Alejandro Bonvecchi is an adjunct professor in the Department of Political Science and International Studies at the Torcuato Di Tella University in Buenos Aires, where he leads as Director of the Program on Electoral and Legislative Studies. He also holds a position as an Independent Researcher at the National Council for Scientific and Technical Research (CONICET). Bonvecchi's research interests are centered on the decision-making processes of government elites, with a particular focus on topics such as fiscal federalism, legislative and presidential politics, the management of economic crises, and social policymaking.

Bonvecchi has made significant scholarly contributions, authoring five books and publishing extensively in journals such as Comparative Politics, Legislative Studies Quarterly, and Presidential Studies Quarterly. His works have been recognized in academic circles in the United States, Europe, and Latin America. His academic career is complemented by practical  experience in the political field; Bonvecchi has served as an adviser to three cabinet ministers and two presidential candidates in Argentina. He has also worked as a consultant for prominent international organizations like the World Bank, the Inter-American Development Bank, and the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean.

A recipient of several prestigious fellowships, Bonvecchi was a fellow at George Washington University with the Fulbright Foundation, the Wilson International Center for Scholars, the German Institute for Global and Area Studies, and was a visiting professor of comparative economic policy at the Yale Program on Democracy.

Bonvecchi actively contributes to the academic community as a member of the editorial board for both Legislative Studies Quarterly and the Revista Ibero-Americana de Estudios Legislativos. He has also played a significant role in coordinating the Legislative and Executive Studies Groups at the Latin American Political Science Association. He holds a PhD from the University of Essex.

He is teaching How Dictatorships Shaped Democracies in Latin America.