Mario J. Paredes
President, International Academy of Catholic Leaders
Philosopher from the Catholic University of Argentina and Master of Religious Education from Loyola University Chicago. President Emeritus of the Board of the Catholic Association of Latino Leaders (CALL) of the United States, he served as advisor for Latin America to President Ronald Reagan. He served as a Consultant for the Latin American Commission of the Vatican and the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops. Decorated by the Government of Chile with the Gabriela Mistral Order of Merit and Doctor of Liberal Arts by the Catholic University of America. He is also a member of the Board of America Media. He was Vice President of Business Development at Merrill Lynch and Director of the Hispanic Market of the United States for the Multicultural and Diversified Business Development Group. For 30 years, Mario directed the operations of the USCCB (United States Conference of Catholic Bishops) in the Northeast Region. He served as Vice President of the World Bible Society.