Overview
Beyond research and teaching, I have spent nearly two decades leading applied research groups, serving on editorial boards, and contributing to the administration of EGADE Business School.
Awards & Recognition
Recognized by the Instituto Mexicano de Ejecutivos de Finanzas (IMEF) as one of the 50 most influential researchers in finance and economics in Mexico, on the occasion of the institute's 50th anniversary (December 2025).
Reconocimiento al profesor investigador en el 10% más productivo de EGADE Business School entre 2019 y 2024, otorgado en 2025.
Círculo de Profesores Destacados del Tec de Monterrey, 2023, 2024 y 2025.
Best Paper Award, Academia Mexicana de Ciencias Administrativas (ACACIA) Conference 2021.
2nd Place, National Public Finance Award (Premio Nacional de Finanzas Públicas), Mexico's Chamber of Deputies (2016).
1st Place, Premio Romulo Garza for Research in Social Sciences and Humanities, Xignux Group and Tecnologico de Monterrey System (2010).
Best Faculty Award for Teaching and Research, Tecnologico de Monterrey (2010).
CONACYT / SECIHTI Basic Science Research Funds (2007 and 2016).
Member, Sistema Nacional de Investigadores (SNI), Level II since January 2013 (Candidate 2007-2009, Level I 2010-2012).
Editorial & Professional Services
Member, Editorial Board, Measurement: Interdisciplinary Research and Perspectives, Taylor & Francis, since March 2023.
Associate Editor, Revista Mexicana de Economía y Finanzas (REMEF), IMEF, since November 2014.
Member, Editorial Committee, Investigacion Economica, UNAM, since January 2016.
Member, Editorial Committee, International Journal of Intelligent Technologies & Innovative Practices, since March 2026.
Referee for more than 25 international and Spanish-language journals, including World Development, Journal of Money, Credit and Banking, Regional Studies, European Journal of Political Economy, among others (El Colegio de Mexico).
Leadership & Administration
Leader of the Research Group in Applied Business, Finance and Economics, EGADE Business School - 34 researchers, 13 of whom belong to Mexico's National Research System (SNI) - since October 2016.
Chair, Department of Economics and Finance, EGADE Business School (May 2018 - December 2023).
Interim Dean of Faculty Affairs, EGADE Business School (February 2021 - September 2022).
Director, Research Group in Economics and Public Policy, Tec de Monterrey School of Government (2012-2014).
Doctoral & Master's Mentoring
I have supervised 6 PhD graduates in Finance, Management, and Public Policy, and close to 30 Master's students (20 as director, 10 as committee member). Five of the six PhD graduates have co-authored publications with me, including three articles in Scopus Q1 journals.
Recent PhD graduates: Ulises Salvador Cadena Espinoza (Finance, 2025); Jesus Antonio Lopez Cabrera (Finance, 2023); Ernesto del Castillo de la Fuente (Management, 2022); Jorge Alberto Alvarado Ruiz (Public Policy, 2017); Martha Catalina Cantu Canales (Public Policy, 2016); Franco Jair Gonzalez Quiroga (Public Policy, 2014).
Professional Memberships
American Economic Association, American Society of Hispanic Economists, British Academy of Management, Financial Management Association, Money, Macro and Financial Research Group, Southern Economic Association, Western Economic Association.