Senior Analyst / Investigador principal

• Mar 2021 - Present

Senior Research Fellow

• Jul 2019 - Mar 2021

Independent Board Member / Consejero independiente

• Nov 2021 - Present

Adjunct Professor

• Jan 2020 - Present

Adjunct Professor

• Jul 2019 - Present

Member of the Committee on Reflection for Internationalization

• May 2020 - Present

Independent Consultant

• Sep 2018 - Present

Founder and Co Editor

• Oct 2016 - Present

Blog NewDeal is a project to foster economic information, awareness and debate in the Spanish-speaking world in issues such as globalization, technology, economic development, international trade, international taxation, global income distribution and unemployment, among others. More than 200 articles published since October 2016. Blog NewDeal is a project to foster economic information, awareness and debate in the Spanish-speaking world in issues such as globalization, technology, economic development, international trade, international taxation, global income distribution and unemployment, among others. More than 200 articles published since October 2016.

Columnist

• Jan 2018 - Present

Economic and Commercial Counsellor

• Sep 2011 - Aug 2016

Head of the Economic and Commercial Section of the Embassy, supervising a team of 10 people, in charge of trade and business promotion policy and advocacy for Spanish companies in the Philippines and with the Asian Development Bank (ADB), sovereign financing of infrastructure projects in the Philippines and official representation of the Government of Spain at the EU Trade Counsellors meetings and multilateral meetings. Elaboration of economic and trade reports, organization of trade missions, defense of Spanish interests Show less

Deputy Director for Trade Policy with Mediterranean Countries, Africa and Middle East

• Sep 2007 - Aug 2011

Head of the regional department of the Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness in charge of trade and investment policy, public financing and trade and business promotion and advocacy in the region, through the coordination of resident missions.

Special Advisor for the Information System of the Spanish Economic and Commercial Offices network

• 2008 - Jul 2011

Design, structuring and initial implementation (in coordination with the IT departments of the Ministry) of a web-based information system to produce economic and commercial country reports and web contents through inputs of the network of 100+ Economic and Commercial Offices of the Ministry.

Executive Board Member

• Nov 2007 - Jul 2011

Member of the Executive Board of España Expansion Exterior, a public-owned company devoted to SMEs trading and export grouping and technical assistance to public foreign clients (feasibility study, preliminary design, detailed design, supervision and appraisal) related to publicly-financed projects. Member of the Executive Board of España Expansion Exterior, a public-owned company devoted to SMEs trading and export grouping and technical assistance to public foreign clients (feasibility study, preliminary design, detailed design, supervision and appraisal) related to publicly-financed projects.

Member of FIEX-FONPYME Trust Funds Executive Committee

• Sep 2007 - Jul 2011

Member of the Executive Committee of two trust funds managed by the Spanish public-owned venture capital and equity agency COFIDES (on behalf of the Secretariat of State for Trade) to promote venture capital and equity in Spanish projects abroad for regular companies (FIEX) or SMEs (FONPYME). Member of the Executive Committee of two trust funds managed by the Spanish public-owned venture capital and equity agency COFIDES (on behalf of the Secretariat of State for Trade) to promote venture capital and equity in Spanish projects abroad for regular companies (FIEX) or SMEs (FONPYME).

Visiting Professor

• Feb 1998 - Jul 2011

Visiting Professor

• 2008 - 2011

Master in Marketing and Business Management Master in Marketing and Business Management

Visiting Lecturer

• 2008 - 2011

Economic and Commercial Counsellor

• Sep 2002 - Aug 2007

Head of the Economic and Commercial Section of the Embassy, in charge of business promotion & advocacy, public sector financing, and information and training. Jurisdiction covered Egypt, Sudan, Ethiopia and Djibouti. Head of the Economic and Commercial Section of the Embassy, in charge of business promotion & advocacy, public sector financing, and information and training. Jurisdiction covered Egypt, Sudan, Ethiopia and Djibouti.

Advisor to the Vicepresident and Minister of Economy and Finance

• Jul 2000 - Feb 2002

General advisory to the Vicepresident and Minister of Economy and Finance on commercial, multilateral and financial affairs.

Technical Advisor at the Deputy Directorate for Foreign Trade Studies

• Feb 1998 - Jun 2000

Macroeconomic and statistical analysis of foreign trade data, elaboration of editorial papers, articles, special publications and technical notes on issues related to the external sector and the international economy.