Baigorri for ITU

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Carlos Manuel Baigorri

Candidate for Deputy Secretary-General | International Telecommunication Union

A telecommunications regulator, economist, educator, and international cooperation leader focused on meaningful connectivity and modern digital governance.

Braziliannationality
3languages: Portuguese, Spanish, and English
10+ yearsleadership in telecommunications regulation

Profile

A career built at the intersection of regulation, governance, and cooperation.

Since 2022, Carlos Baigorri has served as President of the Board of Commissioners at Anatel, Brazil's national telecommunications regulatory authority.

A member of Anatel's permanent career staff since 2009, he has held senior roles in executive management, competition, enforcement, and technical advisory functions.

His work combines regulatory modernization, public participation, international engagement, and a commitment to meaningful connectivity.

Leadership in practice

A senior regulatory profile for a global digital agenda.

A concise reading of Baigorri's public leadership, regulatory work, and international engagement.

Leadership at Anatel

As President, Baigorri leads an organization with 27 offices across Brazil and a workforce of more than 1,200 civil servants and employees. His tenure has emphasized transparency in budgeting and decision-making, and regulatory processes more open to public participation.

5G and regulatory modernization

Among his major achievements, Baigorri spearheaded Brazil's groundbreaking 5G radio-frequency spectrum auction in 2021 and contributed to modernizing the country's telecommunications regulatory environment.

International cooperation

Under his leadership, Anatel strengthened global engagement through strategic agreements, bilateral relations with regulators worldwide, BRICS and G20 initiatives, and a pioneering technical agreement with UNESCO on Meaningful Connectivity and AI.

Work within the ITU

Baigorri has served on the ITU Digital Innovation Board since its creation in 2023 and led Brazilian delegations to PP-22, WRC-23, and the Connecting the World from the Skies initiative.

Career path

Professional highlights

A career across public regulation, economic analysis, institutional governance, academia, and private-sector telecommunications.

President of the Board of Commissioners

National Telecommunications Agency of Brazil (Anatel)
  • Leads nationwide 5G rollout, regulatory modernization, spectrum and orbital management, and institutional governance.
  • Elevated Brazil's role in ITU, UNESCO, bilateral cooperation, and international spectrum governance.

Member of the Board of Commissioners

Anatel
  • Served as rapporteur for Brazil's landmark 5G auction.
  • Directed deliberations on Wi-Fi 6, service quality targets, and universal service obligations.

Superintendent of Compliance

Anatel
  • Led regulatory compliance and monitoring of telecom operators.
  • Strengthened consumer protection, service quality standards, and coverage commitments.

Executive Superintendent

Anatel
  • Coordinated governance across superintendencies.
  • Implemented strategic planning and optimized regulatory processes.

Superintendent of Competition

Anatel
  • Promoted fair competition and resolved industry conflicts.
  • Monitored tariffs, pricing, corporate structures, providers, and sector financial health.

Chief Technical Advisor

Anatel
  • Provided direct technical support to Anatel's Presidency and Board.
  • Advised on regulatory, economic, and institutional decisions.

Regulatory specialist, analyst, and educator

Anatel, ACEL, IBMEC, UCB, and IESB
  • Joined Anatel's permanent career after placing first in the agency's public selection process.
  • Worked in private-sector telecom analysis and taught economics, business, microeconomics, mathematics, and related disciplines.

Academic credentials

Education

PhD in Business Economics

Catholic University of Brasilia, 2014

Concentration: Innovation.

Postgraduate studies in Politics and Strategy

Superior War College of Brazil, 2014

Strategic public policy and institutional planning.

Master's in Business Economics

Catholic University of Brasilia, 2009

Concentration: Finance.

Bachelor's in Economics

University of Brasilia, 2006

Economic sciences and applied analysis.

Core expertise

Key skills

Strategic leadership and governance Telecommunications regulation and policy International affairs at a strategic level Competition and market analysis Consumer rights and compliance oversight Economic and financial evaluation Process design and organizational efficiency Academic teaching and research Multilingual communication

International work

International highlights

  • Headed Brazilian delegations to ITU conferences, assemblies, and Council sessions, including PP-22 and WRC-23.
  • Member of the ITU Digital Innovation Board and participant in international meetings and events across the digital ecosystem.
  • Led and participated in CITEL delegations and preparations to host CITEL meetings in Brazil.
  • Represented Brazil in G20, BRICS, COP-related, and other international forums.
  • As President of Anatel, signed 15 Memoranda of Understanding with ministries and regulatory authorities and established a technical agreement with UNESCO on Meaningful Connectivity and AI.

Recognition

Awards and recognition

  • Industry Champion, GSMA M360 Latam Awards, 2025.
  • 1st Place, IV SEAE/MF Award, Ministry of Finance, Economic Regulation category.
  • 1st Place, XVI Brazil Economics Award, Federal Council of Economics, Master's dissertation category.

Volunteer work

  • Administrative-Financial Director at ANER, the National Association of Regulatory Agency Employees, since 2015.
  • Columnist at Livecoins Portal, writing about technology, cryptocurrencies, and economics.

Selected publications

Selected publications

  • Stimulating Broadband Adoption: State-Owned Companies versus Tax Exemptions - The Brazilian Case.
  • A Note on the Supply of EILD and Vertical Foreclosure in the Brazilian Broadband Market.
  • Optimal Mobile Termination Rate: The Brazilian Mobile Market Case.
  • Overlaps and Synergies between Regulators in the Brazilian Telecommunications Market.
  • Impacts of Cable TV Licensing on the Broadband Market in Brazil.

Official documents

Official biography and CV

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