Carlos de la Mora

Architect by training and connector by nature, Carlos has worked in architecture,
design, and planning since 1993. He studied Architecture and Urban Design at
Universidad Iberoamericana in Mexico City and obtained a Graduate Degree from the
Southern California Institute of Architecture (SCI-Arc, Los Angeles) in 1999.
Carlos moved to San Diego in 2005 and until 2008 directed business development
efforts in Mexico for Nolte Associates. He was an Urban Land Institute (ULI) San
Diego/Tijuana Executive Committee member and founding co-chair of their
Cross-Border Committee.
In 2009, Carlos joined the Design + Planning team at AECOM, where he held the
position of Mexico Director for five years.
In 2018, Carlos became Executive Director for ULI Mexico and led the Land
Development practice for CBRE in Mexico for the next four years.
A bicultural citizen with an extraordinary ability in developing professional and personal
relationships, Carlos works with artists, investors, designers, architects, and
developers, connecting people, projects, and places across an array of social, cultural,
professional, and economic circles in Mexico and the United States.
As of July 2022, Carlos is the Chief Executive Officer for World Design Capital (WDC)
San Diego Tijuana 2024.

Carlos ha trabajado en arquitectura, diseño, planeación desde 1993. Es Licenciado en
Arquitectura y Diseño Urbano por la Universidad Iberoamericana (Ciudad de México, 1995) y
Maestro en Arquitectura por el Southern California Institute of Architecture (SCI-Arc, Los
Angeles, 1999).
En 2005, Carlos se mudó a San Diego para trabajar en Desarrollo de Negocios en México para
Nolte Associates. Formó parte del Urban Land Institute (ULI) San Diego/Tijuana como miembro
del comité ejecutivo y cofundador del comité binacional.
En 2009, Carlos se unió al grupo de Diseño y Planeación de AECOM como Director en México.
En 2018, se convirtió en el Director Ejecutivo de ULI México, así como Director de Land
Development para CBRE México.
Carlos ha trabajado con artistas, inversionistas, diseñadores, arquitectos, y desarrolladores
con el propósito de conectar personas, proyectos, y lugares a través de una red de
plataformas económicas, sociales, y culturales en México y Estados Unidos.
Desde julio del 2022, Carlos es CEO de World Design Capital (WDC) San Diego Tijuana 2024.