Rodrigo Barahona is an international commercial arbitrator whose distinguished career includes serving as the Deputy Minister for International Trade for Costa Rica, Advisor to the President of the Republic of Costa Rica, and a Member of the Board of Directors of the Central Bank of Costa Rica.

Mr. Barahona received his Doctorate of Laws degree from the University of Costa Rica and his extensive post-graduate studies include contract law and commercial arbitration at the Faculty of Law, University of Florence, Italy, and U.S. and international trade law through the U.S. Department of Commerce in Washington, the Land Reform Training Institute of Taiwan, and the Korean Development Institute.

Mr. Barahona is a member of the Conciliation and Arbitration Center of Costa Rica fluent in Spanish, English, and Italian. He has been a Visiting Fellow at the Faculty of Law, University of Colorado and Professor of Environmental Law at the University of Florida.