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About

Business schools are still training people for a world that no longer exists. I joined academia to be part of changing that.

I'm an educator, researcher, and practitioner at the intersection of AI, innovation, and business transformation. I currently serve as Academic Director and Professor at Albert School in Madrid, a new kind of institution built at the crossroads of data science, AI, and business strategy.

My teaching spans strategy & business models, technology & innovation, marketing & operations, and emerging digital capabilities. I believe the most effective educators are the ones who've lived what they teach.

Before moving into academia full-time, I spent over a decade leading large-scale transformation initiatives at Fortune 500 companies in financial services and insurance, including Moody's (VP, Business Transformation) and AIG (Head of Digital Transformation & CX, North America).

I am a Lean Six Sigma Master Black Belt and a certified instructor in Design Thinking and Agile. I'm currently completing a PhD in Innovation Management at GBSB Global Business School.

I also wrote Unlocking CX, a guide to creating customer experiences that resonate in the digital era.

Licenses:

  • Master Black Belt in Lean Six Sigma | SigmaPro

  • Black Belt in Lean Six Sigma | Moody's & Bluestone Process Dynamics

  • Green Belt in Lean Six Sigma | Moody's & Bluestone Process Dynamics

  • Certified Instructor in Design Thinking | Moody's & Institute of Design at Stanford University 

  • Certified Instructor in Agile | Moody's & Bluestone Process Dynamics

Certifications:

  • Harvard University: Innovation and Strategy

  • The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania: Marketing

  • Georgetown University: Fundamentals of Business and Leadership in a Global Economy

  • New York Institute of Finance: Financial Modeling

Education:​​

  • GBSB Global Business School: Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Innovation Management - Merit Scholarship (2028)

  • Bentley University: Master of Business Administration (MBA) in Global Management

  • Bentley University: Bachelor of Science (BSc) in Management and Liberal Studies - Merit Scholarship, President's List

  • The Koc School: International Baccalaureate (IB)

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