EsSalud: Peru's Petroperú of Healthcare
13 executive presidents since 2021. Resources up 23% — consultations up just 9%. The same incentive failures that broke Petroperú are destroying public health.
Public Voice
Data Journalism
AI Builder
Víctor Fuentes Campos
Economist. Data journalist. AI builder.
I study Peru's economy, explain it in public, and build the AI tools to understand it better. Public Policy Manager at the IPE, columnist at El Comercio, and creator of Peru en Cifras.
Public Voice
Columnist & Media Expert
Regular contributor to El Comercio and frequent guest on RPP, Canal N, Latina TV and La República. Over 300 media appearances per year on economics, policy, and public data.
Data Journalism
Peru en Cifras
Creator of Peru en Cifras — a public data platform visualizing Peru's economic, social, and political indicators. Making data accessible and argumentative, not just decorative.
AI Builder
Building at the frontier
Actively building with Claude, Codex, and Antigravity: research automation, customs data pipelines, public policy dashboards. 8 projects running in parallel.
Latest Columns
All columns →The Bailout That Isn't Called a Bailout
Over S/32 billion committed to Petroperú. 14 board presidents in five years — four months average tenure. When the state keeps changing the name, not the problem.
The Mining Sector Congress Wants to Strangle
A mine takes 40 years to develop in Peru. Congress wants to cut concession terms from 30 to 15 years. Less formal mining doesn't mean less mining — it means more illegal mining.
Flagship Project
Peru en Cifras
An interactive data platform that breaks down Peru's most complex economic, social, and political trends into clear, shareable visuals — built for a broad audience, not just specialists. Data journalism designed to travel on social media and reach people who don't read policy briefs.
2025
Launched
Live
Updated regularly
Currently building
Applying AI to economics & public policy
Not just writing about AI — building with it. Eight active projects at the intersection of economic analysis, public data, and applied machine learning.
Research
Automated research pipelines for IPE's policy analysis
Data Engineering
Customs & trade data analysis at scale
Public Products
AI-powered impact dashboards for public policy
+ 5 more
Across economic modeling, NLP for policy texts, and data visualization
Claude
Codex
Antigravity
Python
Observable
$1.5M+
Free-Press Value / yr
300+
Media Appearances / yr
12+
Years of Public Voice
8
Active AI Projects
Areas of Expertise
Full work record →
Informal Economy
Mining & Natural Resources
Crime & Economic Security
AI & Public Policy
Data Visualization
Fiscal Policy
Education Economics
Digital Economy
Regional Competitiveness
Energy Markets
About
Trained in policy.
Wired for communication.
Over 12 years at the intersection of economic research and public debate. I believe analysis is only as powerful as its ability to reach the people who can act on it — so I write for El Comercio, speak in hundreds of media appearances each year, and build tools that make Peru's data accessible to anyone.
Master in Public Policy from the University of Chicago's Harris School (graduated with honors, double certification in Data Analytics and Policy Analysis). BS in Economics from Universidad del Pacífico. Former consultant at ECLAC / CEPAL (United Nations).
Experience
Apr 2023 – Present
Public Policy Manager
IPE — Peruvian Institute of Economics, Lima
Mar – Jul 2024
Research Consultant, Natural Resources
ECLAC / CEPAL — United Nations, Lima
Sep 2021 – Mar 2023
Chief Economist
IPE — Peruvian Institute of Economics, Lima
Jun 2021
Master in Public Policy
University of Chicago, Harris School of Public Policy · Graduated with honors · Double cert: Data Analytics & Policy Analysis
Jan 2014 – Jul 2019
Economist → Senior Economist → Principal Economist
IPE — Peruvian Institute of Economics, Lima
Dec 2016
BS in Economics
Universidad del Pacífico, Lima