Francisco Delgado is Vice Minister of Human Development and Social Inclusion of Costa Rica. He holds a Master's degree in Public Administration in International Development from Harvard University and a bachelor's degree in Economics from the University of Costa Rica. He has worked as a social policy economist in Costa Rica at the Joint Aid Institute and the Social Development and Family Allowances Fund. Deputy Minister Delgado has published academic research on poverty, inequality and the labour market, and has taught at the School of Economics of the University of Costa Rica.