Karicia Quiroz is an economist at Export Development Canada (EDC), focused on the mining and metals and automotive sectors. She monitors global and industry trends in these sectors and identifies how they impact Canada’s export outlook. Quiroz has an economics and international business background with 11 years of combined experience in trade, foreign direct investment (FDI) and advisory. She’s worked as a research manager at Invest in Canada, manager of KPMG Canada’s Economics and Policy Advisory group, as well as multiple previous roles at EDC with the Cleantech, Exporter Outreach Group and Corporate Research (economics) teams.