Mr. Molina Cruz is a Senior Land Tenure Officer, in the Inclusive Rural Transformation and Gender Equality Division, of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations in Rome, Italy. Previously he was Liaison Officer at the FAO Liaison Office to the United Nations UN) in New York, United States. He was a Cabinet Member, Presidency of the 63th UN General Assembly, serving as the Focal Point on food security and rural development. Prior Mr Molina Cruz held the post of Land Administration Officer for Latin America and the Caribbean at the FAO Regional Office for Latin America in Santiago, Chile. Previously he was the Program Manager of land titling program in El Salvador, with CARE International.

Mr. Molina Cruz holds a Ph.D. in Development Studies, Land Tenure Center, University of Wisconsin-Madison, and Master Degree (MA) from Georgetown University, Washington DC, USA.