Mondino was born in 1958 in the City of Cordoba,in a family of Piedmontese origins,and attended kindergarten through secondary school at the Juan Zorrilla de San Martín Public School. She studied economics at the National University of Córdoba where she received the gold medal for her academic performance and best grade point average. She also began a Doctorate in Economics at the same university but did not complete the degree due to bureaucratic issues,despite defending her thesis.[5]
Life abroad
In 1982,Mondino moved to Spain and earned a master’s degree in economics and marketing from IESE Business School at the University of Navarra,graduating in 1986. She later continued her studies in the United States,completing a master’s degree at Columbia Business School in 2001,an executive education program at the Yale School of Management in 2018,and a postgraduate degree in ethics from the Mendoza College of Business at the University of Notre Dame.[2][5]
She founded Rysk Analysis in 1991,and subsequently worked in various private companies,including Loma Negra,S&P Global Ratings,and Banco Supervielle.[6]
Academic career
Mondino is a professor of finance at UCEMA,where she teaches in the business administration and marketing undergraduate programs,including courses for international students. She also serves as the university’s director of institutional affairs.[6]
Political career
In 2023,Mondino officially entered politics as a candidate for deputy for La Libertad Avanza in the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires. After the list she was a member of obtained[incomprehensible] 17.81% in the PASO and 20.44% in the general elections,she was elected for the period 2023–2027.[7]
Minister of Foreign Affairs
Following Javier Milei’s election as president,Diana Mondino resigned her seat in the Chamber of Deputies to assume the role of Minister of Foreign Affairs.[1] She was removed from the position by Milei on October 30,2024,after Argentina supported a non-binding United Nations resolution calling for an end to the United States embargo on Cuba. Former ambassador to the United States,Gerardo Werthein,was appointed as her successor.[8]
Controversies
On October 31,2023,during an interview with journalist Luis Novaresio on La Nación+,Mondino drew criticism for defending the concept of a market for human organs[9] and for remarks comparing same-sex marriage to personal hygiene choices. She stated that,as a liberal,she supported individual life choices,using an analogy involving lice to illustrate her position.[10]
After a visit to the Espacio Lejano Station,she claimed scientists and soldiers could not be distinguished because "Chinese all look the same".[11]
Personal life
According to her sworn financial disclosure,Diana Mondino reported assets totaling 5.027 billion pesos,making her the wealthiest member of President Javier Milei’s cabinet.[1]
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