Executive Secretary
As stated under article 16 of the OLACEFS Charter, the General Assembly must elect a Full Member to direct the Executive Secretariat for a period of six years, extendable for an additional period of three years.
The functions of the Executive Secretariat consist on providing technical-administrative support to the different instances of the organization (General Assembly, Board of Directors, Presidency, Committees, Comissions and Working Groups) for the execution of the activities.
The powers and duties of the OLACEFS, are defined in OLACEFS Regulations, Chapter IV On the Executive Secretariat (“De la Secretaría Ejecutiva”).
From January 1, 2023 to December 31, 2028, the Executive Secretariat will be in charge of the Supreme Audit Institution of Mexico, ASF.
MPP. Aureliano Hernández Palacios
Superior Auditor of the Mexican Federation
On March 10, 2026, he was elected by the LXIII Legislature of the Chamber of Deputies of the General Congress of the United States of Mexico as Superior Auditor of the Mexican Federation for the period 2016-2034.
Aureliano Hernández Palacios Cardel holds a Bachelor’s degree in Economics from Cristobal Colon University in Veracruz and a Master of Science in Public Policy from Torcuato Di Tella University in Buenos Aires, Argentina, in partnership with the Inter-American Development Bank. He is currently a doctoral candidate in Global History at Casa Lamm.
Throughout his professional career, he has held key positions in the public sector, primarily serving as Head of Administration in the Mexico City Secretariats of Public Works and Services, Health, and Education.
He previously served as Director General and Special Auditor for Federalized Expenditure at the Office of the Superior Auditor of the Mexican Federation.
Mr. Hernández Palacios has extensive experience as a speaker at various national forums on accountability and auditing. He has also participated in international seminars and programs, including the World Bank’s Global Anti-Corruption Forum in Washington, D.C., and the U.S. Political Institutions and U.S.-Mexico Relations Program at the University of California, San Diego.
OLACEFS headquarters
In accordance with the provisions of Article 22 of the Charter of OLACEFS, the headquarters of the Organization will be the city determined by the Full Member who is elected as Executive Secretary, for the same period during which he/she exercises said office, in accordance with the provisions of Article 16 of the Charter.
Below are the various locations that ILACIF and later OLACEFS have had:
| PERIOD | COUNTRY | SAI | DESIGNATION | YEAR |
| 1965-1972 | Venezuela | Contraloría General de la República | II CLADEFS* | 1965 |
| 1973-1975 | Perú | Contraloría General de la República | III CLADEFS | 1972 |
| 1976-1978 | Ecuador | Contraloría General del Estado de la República | IV CLADEFS | 1975 |
| 1979-1981 | Colombia | Contraloría General de la República | V CLADEFS | 1978 |
| 1982-1984 | Colombia | Contraloría General de la República | VI CLADEFS | 1981 |
| 1986-1990 | Perú | Contraloría General de la República | VII CLADEFS** | 1984 |
| 1991-1996 | México | Contaduría Mayor de Hacienda | Asamblea General Extraordinaria** | 1990 |
| 1997-2002 | Perú | Contraloría General de la República | VI Asamblea General | 1996 |
| 2003-2008 | Panamá | Contraloría General de la República | XI Asamblea General | 2002 |
| 2009-2012 | Panamá | Contraloría General de la República | XVIII Asamblea General | 2008 |
| 2013-2018 | Chile | Contraloría General de la República | XXII Asamblea General | 2012 |
| 2019-2021 | Chile | Contraloría General de la República | Prórroga de mandato, XXVIII Asamblea General | 2018 |
| 2023-2028 | México | Auditoría Superior de la Federación | XXXI Asamblea General | 2022 |
* Latin American Congress of Audit Institutions.
** Extraordinary Assembly Session 11/10/89 (Buenos Aires) modified the Constitutive Charter and name of the Organization.