DESARROLLO-Instituto de Capacitación y Estudios is an association of professionals that was officially created in December 2001.

Its teaching and professional staff consists of professionals with PhDs and Masters.

• Carlos Fernández Valdovinos, Ph.D., Economics, University of Chicago.
• José Aníbal Insfrán Pelozo, Ph.D., Economics, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign.
• Alejandro Medina Giopp, Doctor of Business Science (Candidate), Escuela Superior de Administración y Dirección de Empresas-ESADE, Barcelona
• José R. Molinas Vega, Ph.D., Economics, University of Massachusetts, Amherst
• Idelín Molinas VegaPh.D., Civil Engineering, University of Iowa, Iowa City
• Oscar Serafini Trulls, Doctor en Filosofía, Universidad de Madrid, Madrid
• César Cabello, Ph.D. Candidate, Economics and Operations Research, Pennsylvania State University
• José M. Costa, Doctor of Communication (Candidate), Universidad Complutense, Madrid
• Manuel Ferreira Brusquetti, Ph.D., Economics, University of Massachusetts, Amherst
• José E. Buttner Limprich, MA, Economics, Pontificia Universidad Católica, Santiago, Chile
• Jorge Corvalán. MA, Economics, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign.
• Cinthia M. Fleitas Rodriguez, MBA, Universidad Católica, Asunción
• Thomas Otter, MA, Economics, Universidad Católica de Nuestra Señora de la Asunción, Asunción, Paraguay.
• Bruno Martínez, Licenciado en Trabajo Social e Ingeniero Civil (c), Universidad Nacional de Asunción.

CONSEJO DE ASESORES

• Diana Alarcón, UNDP, New York
• Carmen Diana Deere, University of Massachusetts, Amherst
• Nohra Rey de Marulanda, INDES-BID, Washington
• Fernando Robles, George Washington University, Washington DC