Tania Ortiz Mena

Tania Ortiz Mena has 30 years of experience in the North American energy sector. She began her career at Pemex International (PMI) and spent 26 years across several Sempra subsidiaries. From 2023 to 2026, she served as President of Sempra Infrastructure, where she led the company's three business lines in the United States and Mexico. From 2018 to 2022, she was CEO of IEnova, Sempra's Mexican subsidiary, and was part of the team that listed IEnova on the Mexican Stock Exchange. Tania is an Independent Director on the Board of the Mexican Stock Exchange and chairs its Corporate Practices Committee. She is active in several organizations that promote women's professional development, including Voz Experta, the International Women's Forum, and Women Corporate Directors.

Tania has held leadership roles in several associations, serving as President of the Mexican Natural Gas Association and the Mexico chapter of the U.S.-Mexico Energy Business Council. She was also a board member of the Mexican Council on Foreign Relations (COMEXI) and the American Chamber of Commerce of Mexico (AmCham), and a member of the U.S.-Mexico CEO Dialogue, the Energy Regulatory Commission's Advisory Council, and the Inter-American Dialogue.

Tania received an honorary doctorate from the Escuela Bancaria Comercial and the Jeffrey Davidow Good Neighbor Award from UCSD. She holds a master's degree in International Relations from Boston University and a bachelor's degree in International Relations from Universidad Iberoamericana. She has also completed executive education programs at MIT and Harvard.

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