Director of Gestión Magazine

Ortiz is a sociologist, journalist, historian, translator, novelist and university Professor. He is the Author of fourteen books; Co-Author of 25, Editor of eight and Translator of three publications. Gonzalo is a member of the Academia Ecuatoriana de la Lengua and of the Academia Nacional de Historia. He was Deputy Major of Quito (2009) and City Councillor (2003-2009). He held the position of Secretary-General of the Presidency during the Rodrigo Borja Government (1990-1992) and previously he was Secretary of Social Communication (1988-1989). Gonzalo has been a university Professor for over thirty years. He has held different positions during his fifty years working as a journalist, from reporter to editor, in several Ecuadorian newspapers and TV channels. Gonzalo was the Latin America Manager of the IPS agency. [Ecuador]