About

An experienced legal professional in the public sector Roberto Martinez Espinoza oversees the legal function at Comisión Federal de Electricidad (CFE), a Mexican government company that generates, transmits, distributes and commercialises electric power for about 26.9 million customers. Over the last four years at the organisation Martinez, along with his team, have provided full legal support to the company’s existing 177 power plants, and have contributed to the installation of several thousand solar modules in small communities located far from large population centres. Martinez’s skills in managing individual projects and negotiating complex deals have been singled out by sources in this year’s research. Martinez was formerly employed as a general director of regulations to the Undersecretary of Hydrocarbons at the Secretariat of Energy and as a regional magistrate at the Mexican Electoral Court of the Federal Judicial Branch. His former career also features positions at Estrategia Solidaria Grupo Consultor and law firm Martínez Cruz y Asociados.