Academic Background
Education & Credentials
Degrees, executive programs & 40+ specialized courses from leading universities
PhD
Economics · Summa Cum Laude
5
University degrees
40+
Specialized courses
4
Executive programs
01
University Degrees
Formal academic qualifications
Doctorate
PhD in Economics
Behavioral economics · Bounded rationality · Game theory · Economic networks
✦ Summa Cum Laude — Nominated for Extraordinary Doctorate Award
Dissertation: “Experimental Explorations of Bounded Rationality”
Completed while founding and leading MachiMind LLC as Managing Director
Bachelor of Science
B.S. in Economics
Expected utility theory · Cumulative prospect theory · Decision-making under uncertainty
Class Rank: 2 of 117 ·
Graduation Project: Honors Qualification (“Matrícula de Honor”)
Completed while serving as Managing Director at Altran Consulting
Master of Science
M.S. in Information & Knowledge Society
Interdisciplinary program · Technology, Economy & Society
Completed while leading the Technology & Innovation practice at Arthur D. Little
Bachelor & Master of Science
B.S. & M.S. in Electrical & Computer Engineering
“Ingeniero de Telecomunicación” · IP networking · Routing systems · QoS
Graduation Project: Honors Qualification (“Matrícula de Honor”)
02
Executive Education
Business school programs & professional certifications
1
Certified Sales Professional
Miller Heiman Group (now Korn Ferry) · Milton Keynes, UK
Comprehensive certification covering Strategic Selling, Conceptual Selling, Large Account Management Process, and Executive Impact
2013
2
High Impact Strategy & Leadership Program
Columbia Business School · New York, USA
2009
3
Executive Education Programs in Business Management
IE Business School · Madrid, Spain
Digital Business Models (2008) · Executive Negotiation (2007)
2007–08
4
Post-Graduate Program in Business Management
Columbia Business School · New York, USA
Project Management · Strategies for Competing in Global Markets · Business Case Development · Digital Marketing · New Product Development
2000
03
Online Certifications & Courses
Continuous learning · AI · Data Science · Business
Completed 5 university specializations with 20+ courses on AI, Large Language Models & Machine Learning from top US universities, plus 15+ additional courses on AI engineering, agentic systems, economics, and organizational design.
AI, LLMs, Deep Learning & Machine Learning — University Specializations
AI for Business Specialization
University of Pennsylvania (Wharton School)
4 courses
- AI Fundamentals for Non-Data Scientists
- AI Applications in Marketing & Finance
- AI Applications in People Management
- AI Strategy and Governance
AI Product Management Specialization
Duke University
3 courses
- Machine Learning Foundations for PMs
- Managing Machine Learning Projects
- Human Factors in AI
LLM Operations Specialization
Duke University
6 courses
- Introduction to Generative AI
- Operationalizing LLMs on Azure
- Advanced Data Engineering
- GenAI and LLMs on AWS
- Databricks to Local LLMs
- Open Source LLMOps Solutions
Machine Learning Specialization
University of Washington
4 courses
- ML Foundations: A Case Study Approach
- Machine Learning: Regression
- Machine Learning: Classification
- Machine Learning: Clustering & Retrieval
Deep Learning Specialization
Stanford University
5 courses
- Neural Networks and Deep Learning
- Convolutional Neural Networks
- Sequence Models
- Structuring ML Projects
- Improving Deep Neural Networks
Introduction to AI
Stanford University
Additional Courses — AI Engineering, Business & Economics (selection)
Proficient AI Engineer Specialization · Ligency (5 courses)
Multi AI Agent Systems with crewAI · DeepLearning.ai
Advanced Analytics in Python & R · Udemy
Organizational Analysis · Stanford
Developing Innovative Ideas for New Companies · Univ. of Maryland
Understanding Media by Understanding Google · Northwestern
Financial Modeling for Startups · Udemy
Game Theory & Game Theory II · Stanford
Social & Economic Networks · Stanford
Networks, Crowds and Markets · Cornell
Model Thinking · Univ. of Michigan
Computational Neuroscience · Univ. of Washington