Francisco Con Garza is Vice President of Commercial Operations at Saavi Energía, one of the leading power generation and energy marketing companies in the country. He oversees market operations, energy management, and analysis of gas and electricity markets in both Mexico and the United States. He has also served as a board member of various associations within the electric power sector and has participated in the energy committees of Mexico’s main industrial chambers.
Previously, he worked for 18 years in the energy department at CEMEX, where he served as Global Director of Energy Strategy and Director of Energy Business Development. In these roles, he was responsible for developing thermal and renewable generation projects, as well as for the purchase and sale of energy and environmental attributes in deregulated electricity markets across Mexico, the United States, Central and South America, and Europe.
He holds a degree in Industrial Physics Engineering from Tecnológico de Monterrey, a degree in Energy and Environmental Engineering from EPF École d'Ingénieurs de Sceaux/Paris, France, and a master’s degree in Management, Technology, and Economics from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH Zurich) in Switzerland.