Javier is Professor at the School of Government and Public Transformation at Tecnológico de Monterrey, Mexico’s largest private university, where he has also been the Law program director for Guadalajara Campus since 2022. From 2021 to 2023, Javier worked as external consultant for the International Organization for Migration of the United Nations (IOM) in different projects related to the protection of migrant children, local government policies for the integration of migrants, and the fight against migrant smuggling practices.
Prior to that, he held senior positions in the Government of Mexico, including serving as the Executive Secretary of the National Department for the Prevention and Eradication of Violence Against Women and as General Director of Jalisco’s State Office for Migrants. Mr. Contreras is part of the Citizen Council of the National Migration Institute. He has also been a consultant for international organizations such as UNODC, UNFPA, UN Women, and the ILO.
In 2024, he contributed to the development of a comprehensive reform proposal for Mexico’s Federal Judiciary by analyzing and systematizing over 6,000 opinions from judicial officers nationwide. In 2023, he also authored the National Strategy to Prevent and Combat Migrant Smuggling for Mexico’s Department of State.
