Guillermo Jaim Etcheverry

Guillermo Jaim Etcheverry (born December 31, 1942) is an Argentine physician, former rector of the Universidad de Buenos Aires (UBA).

He regularly writes on culture and education in major Argentine newspapers and frequently speaks on these subjects invited by various social organizations.

He was named “Master of Argentine Medicine” (2001) and in 2004 he was elected Foreign Honorary Member by the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, US and participated in the Selection Committee of “The Rolex Awards for Enterprise”.

Between 2005 and 2011 he chaired the Selection Committee of the Latin American and Caribbean Fellowships awarded by the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation in New York.

He was named Chevalier dans l’Ordre des Palmes Académiques by the French Republic and, between 2006 and 2012, he chaired the Fundación Carolina of Argentina, involved in the educational and scientific cooperation between Spain and Latin America.