VP General Counsel, Regulatory & External Affairs | AT&T Mexico

Gabriel Contreras Saldívar
VP General Counsel, Regulatory & External Affairs | AT&T Mexico
Career Biography
Gabriel leads the legal, regulatory and public affairs strategies for AT&T Mexico.
Previously, he was appointed by the Mexican Senate as Chairman Commissioner of the Federal Telecommunications Institute for two terms (2013–2017 and 2017–2020). In this role, he was responsible for implementing Mexico’s constitutional reform on telecommunications and economic competition, achieving significant results in the sector.
With an extensive career in the public sector, Gabriel served three terms as Deputy Legal Counsel in the Office of the Legal Counsel to the President of Mexico, where he was responsible for Legislation and Regulatory Studies (2012–2013); Advisory and Constitutional Studies (2009–2012); and Constitutional Control and Litigation (2005–2006). He also served as Deputy Director General of Regulation (2004–2005).
In addition, he was Technical Secretary to the President of Mexico (2007–2009) and Director of International Legal Assistance at the Office of the Attorney General of the Republic (2000–2002).
He is the author of the book La Reforma de Telecomunicaciones (The Telecommunications Reform) (2018) and teaches Selected Topics in Constitutional Law at the Escuela Libre de Derecho.
He graduated from the Escuela Libre de Derecho and holds a Master’s degree in Law, Economics and Public Policy from the Instituto Universitario Ortega y Gasset in Spain.
VP general counsel, regulatory & external affairs | AT&T México
General counsel, vice president regulatory and external affairs | AT&T Mexico