I am an Associate Professor in the Strategic Management Department at IESE Business School. My research interests include the implications of financial markets for corporate R&D decisions, the role of patent rights in the mobility of knowledge workers and the creation of start-ups, as well as the design and management of technology-based strategic alliances. My work has been published in top-tier academic outlets such as the Journal of Corporate Finance, Journal of Financial Economics, Journal of Industrial Economics, Management Science, and Strategic Management Journal. I am also a member of the editorial board of the Strategic Management Journal. I have taught courses in competitive strategy and innovation economics to undergraduate students, master's students (with and without work experience), MBA students, as well as PhD students. I received my Ph.D. in Business and Finance from Universidad Carlos III de Madrid, a Master of Science in Business and Quantitative Methods from the same university, and my undergraduate degree from the Technical University of Munich.