Managing Director of the CIEDES Foundation (Centre for Strategic Research and Economic and Social Development of Malaga) since 2011. Master in Business Management and Administration (MBA Plus Executive), by the Institute of Business Practice (IPE). Professor of Urban and Regional Economics, in subjects related to sustainable development planning, governance, strategic urban planning and socio-economic development models. PhD in Economics and Business and Degree in Economics and Business Studies, specialising in Regional and Urban Economics from the University of Malaga. Member of the UMA research team entitled: Methods of socio-economic analysis. Fuzzy data (fuzzy) SEJ312. Member of multiple research and transfer projects, both regional and national and international. Member of the Scientific Committee of the Centre for Training of Authorities and Leaders (CIFAL) of the UNITAR Agency of the United Nations, specialising in governance, strategic planning and urban sustainability. Advisor and collaborator of numerous city networks and expert groups, such as the Ibero-American Centre for Urban Strategic Development (CIDEU), the American-European Association of Regions and Cities (AERYC) and the network of Mediterranean cities for urban strategic planning (MedCities).