20 Facts About Denise Dresser

Denise Eugenia Dresser Guerra was born on 22 January 1963 and is a Mexican writer, and university professor.

Denise Dresser is currently a faculty member of the Department of Political Science at the Instituto Tecnologico Autonomo de Mexico, columnist in Proceso magazine, editorial writer for the newspaper Reforma, and participates in "La Hora De Opinar" TV Forum.

Denise Dresser was awarded the Legion of Honor of the French Republic in the rank of Knight, the highest distinction awarded by the French government to citizens and foreigners, for her defense of freedom of expression and human rights.

Denise Dresser has been named by Forbes magazine as one of the most powerful women in Mexico and one of the 50 most influential women in Twitter.

Denise Dresser has a degree in international relations at El Colegio de Mexico, and master's and doctorate in political science at Princeton University.

Denise Dresser is a specialist in political science and is a professor at the private college Instituto Tecnologico Autonomo de Mexico where she has taught courses on contemporary Mexican politics and comparative politics since 1991.

Denise Dresser is the author of numerous articles about contemporary Mexican politics and relations between Mexico-United States.

Denise Dresser has been a visiting researcher at the Center for US-Mexico University of California, San Diego, Center for International Studies at the University of Southern California, in the Inter-American Dialogue in Washington DC, a visiting professor at the University of California, Berkeley and at Georgetown University.

Denise Dresser has received research grants from the Fulbright Commission, the OAS, Princeton University and the Rockefeller Foundation.

Denise Dresser was a member of the Committee to Support the Special Prosecutor for Past Social and Political Advisor and the Human Rights Commission of the Mexico City movements.

Denise Dresser has published in the newspaper La Opinion in Los Angeles, Los Angeles Times and The New York Times.

Denise Dresser has been commentator and host of the news program Detras de la noticia and a host of Entre versiones in Channel 40.

Denise Dresser participated in other television shows like El cristal con que se mira of Victor Trujillo.

Denise Dresser has been policy analyst in the politics table of Radio Monitor with Jose Gutierrez Vivo.

Denise Dresser anchored El pais de uno in CONACULTA Channel 22.

Denise Dresser is coordinator of the book Cries and Whispers: Untimely experiences of 38 women and produced the television series of the book.

Denise Dresser is the coordinator of Cries and Whispers II: Untimely experiences of 39 other women.

Denise Dresser wrote, in collaboration with the novelist Jorge Volpi, Mexico: what every citizen would want to know about his homeland, a satirical vision of the Mexican political system.

Denise Dresser has expressed an open opposition to monopolistic practices in Mexico, especially against the so-called Televisa Law, which, in her opinion, favors the television duopoly of Televisa and TV Azteca, and against Carlos Slim, the world's richest and most powerful magnate in the country who owns almost all the Mexican telephone network.

Denise Dresser is the granddaughter of American track and field athlete and managing director of General Motors in Mexico Ivan Dresser.