Sigrid Arzt Colunga
Professional affiliation
Wilson Center Projects
The U.S. - Mexico National Security Agenda: Bilateral Cooperation and Organized Crime
Full Biography
Dr. Sigrid Arzt is CEO-founder consulting firm (PRIVA) DATA, that specializes in national security, transparency, accountability, anticorruption, privacy, political analysis, media training and crisis management.
Dr. Arzt is a former national commissioner at the Instituto Federal de Acceso a la Información y Protección de Datos (IFAI) from 2009-2014.
Dr. Arzt was the first woman appointed as Technical Secretary at the National Security Council under President Felipe Calderón (2006-2009). Dr. Arzt has also worked at the civilian intelligence agency Centro de Investigación y Seguridad Nacional (CISEN) as an advisor on international matters (2002-2003) and was tecnical secretary to the Attorney General´s Office in 1994-1996.
Dr. Arzt has taught at the Centro de Estudios del Ejército y Fuerza Aérea (CEEFA) and Centro de Estudios Superiores Navales (CESNAV), as well as, the prominent universities of Ibero, Escuela Libre de Derecho, CIDE and ITAM.
Major Publications
“The Collapse of Mexico´s Police and the Militarization of Public Security," Jorge Chabat, Bruce Bagley and Jonathan Rosen The Criminalization of States, the relationship between states and organize crime. Rowman & Littlefield, 2019.
“20 Voces para prevenir el delito”, Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Penales (INACIPE). First Edition. México, 2017.
“Police Reform in Mexico: A Never-Ending Story”. Edited by Bruce M. Bagley & Jonathan D. Rosen. Drugtrafficking, Organize Crime and Violence in the Americas Today. University Press Florida, 2015.
"Privacidad, rendición de cuentas y transparencia: ¿juntos o separados?," Bien Común. Año XX. No. 230 /May, 2014.
“U.S.-Mexico Security Collaboration: Intelligence Sharing and Law Enforcement Cooperation”, Edited by Eric L. Olson, David Shirk and Andrew Selee. Shared Responsibility, U.S. –Mexico Policy Options for confronting organize crime. Woodrow Wilson Center for Scholars, Mexico Institute and University of San Diego, Trans-Border Institute, 2010.