Diego Gil is an Associate Professor at the School of Government of the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile. For the 2026–27 academic year, he is the Walter V. Schaefer Visiting Associate Professor at the University of Chicago Law School.
His research lies at the intersection of law, public policy, and urban studies. He examines how legal institutions shape urban development, with particular attention to land use regulation, affordable housing, spatial segregation, and informal settlements. He also works in comparative constitutional law and empirical legal studies.
He is an Adjunct Researcher at the Center for Sustainable Urban Development (CEDEUS). He received his law degree from the Universidad de Chile and holds a J.S.M. and a J.S.D. from Stanford Law School.