Conversation with Vicki Ross

About The Speaker

Vicki Ross

Vicki G. Ross is a public figure in Costa Rica. She recently became the first woman to preside over a male football (soccer) league, becoming president of UNAFUT after a historic unanimous decision from all the club presidents. She also ran for Vice President of Costa Rica with the social Democratic Party.

She has been in media for over 27 years and was the president of the Anna Ross Foundation for over 10 years, a nonprofit dedicated to cancer in Costa Rica. She has also served as Academic Director of Advertising & Marketing programs in the Latin American University of Science and Technology (ULACIT) and International Relations professor at Universidad Nacional (UNA).

She has worked in broadcast media for over 27 years in television and radio, focusing mainly on politics and news.

Vicki Ross holds a Ph.D. in Public Administration and Business from ICAP, a B.Sc. in Mass Communication and Journalism with an emphasis on television production from Florida International University, a B.Sc., in Political Science from the University of Costa Rica and a Masters in Communication with an emphasis in Television Management from Universidad Complutense of Madrid. She also holds a post graduate degree as Project Manager from Instituto Tecnológico de Costa Rica. Her academic achievements include Kappa Tau Alpha National Honor Society in Journalism and Mass Communication, and the Golden Key International Honour Society.

Victoria is a Fellow of the tenth class of the Central America Leadership Initiative and a member of the Aspen Global Leadership Network. Her work for social causes includes working from her role as a member of the Rotary Club of San Jose, the Professional Women’s Network of Costa Rica, and as a member of the Advisory Board of the project Via Costarricense.