Jorge Barakat Pitty is a Panamanian attorney with more than twenty years of experience in international maritime law, governance, regulatory policy, high-stakes negotiations, arbitration, and institutional management. He has served at the highest levels of Panama’s maritime administration, including appointments as Minister of Maritime Affairs and Administrator of the Panama Maritime Authority, as well as Deputy Administrator. During his tenure, he drove major strategic reforms aimed at institutional modernization, global competitiveness, regulatory enforcement, and comprehensive port and maritime development.

As President of Maritime Policy Bureau, he advises sovereign governments, multinational corporations, institutional investors, and trade organizations on maritime governance, port law, public-private concessions, regulatory compliance, and dispute resolution. He also represents Panama within UNCTAD’s TrainForTrade program as an accredited “Trainer of Trainers” in Modern Port Management, and holds the Port Professional Manager (PPM®) credential from the American Association of Port Authorities (AAPA). He holds a Bachelor of Laws and Political Science (LL.B.), complemented by postgraduate degrees and advanced training in maritime procedural law, international maritime law, negotiation, mediation, arbitration, and alternative dispute resolution (ADR).