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SEBASTIÁN ROYO
Suffolk University
41 Temple St.
Boston, MA 02114
(617) 573-8343
[email protected]
http://web.cas.suffolk.edu/faculty/royo/
EDUCATION
Boston University
Boston, MA
Doctor in Philosophy in Political Science in 1998. Fields of specialization: Political Economy,
International Relations, and Comparative Politics (Western Europe and Latin America). Dissertation title;
‘Social Democracy and the Collapse of Concertation in Spain.’
Master of Business Administration in 1993. Graduated with honors. Specialization in Strategic
Management and International Business.
Master of Arts in International Relations in 1993. Specialization in Latin American business, economics,
and trade. Master Thesis: ‘Prospects for a Western Hemisphere Free Trade Agreement.’
Universidad Autónoma de Madrid
Five years Law Degree. Licensed Lawyer in 1989.
Madrid, Spain
ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE
Suffolk University
Boston, MA
Associate Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences. Oversees undergraduate curriculum, academic support
services, assessment, accreditation, academic advising, new programs, and international programs. July
2006Director the Suffolk University Madrid Campus. January 2005Associate Professor of Government. Teaches following courses: ‘Politics of Mexico,’ ’The Politics and
Economics of European Integration,’ 'Latin American Political Economy,’ “Political Economy of Latin
America,’ ‘Politics and Economies of Western Europe,’ ‘Comparative Politics,’ 'International Political
Economy.’ 1998Harvard University
Boston, MA
Affiliate. Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies at Harvard University. Co-chair Iberian Study
Group. 2000Boston University
Boston, MA
Visiting Professor of Political Science: Taught a course on Western European political and economic
systems. Summer 1998.
Instructor: Taught courses on Western European political and economic systems. 1996-1997.
Research Assistant for the Chairman of the Political Science Department. Worked on education consultant
projects involving desegregation in American schools, and bilingual programs. Provided support for Public
Policy Courses at Boston University. 1994
Research Assistant for Professor of the International Relations Department. Assisted in research projects
dealing with unemployment in Western Europe, and economic consequences of European integration.
Summer of 1994.
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BOOKS
Lessons from the Economic Crisis in Spain. New York: Palgrave/NYU, forthcoming March 2013.
Portugal in the 21st Century: Politics, Society and Economics, (Ed.). Lanham, MD: Lexington Books,
2011.
Varieties of Capitalism in Spain: Remaking the Spanish Economy for the New Century. NY: Palgrave,
2008.
Do Isolamento a Integaçào, (Ed.). Lisbon: Instituto de Ciencias Sociais da Universidade de Lisboa, 2004.
Royo, Sebastián and Paul C. Manuel, (Eds.). Spain and Portugal in the European Union: The First 15
Years. London: Frank Cass, 2003.
‘A New Century of Corporatism?’ Corporatism in Southern Europe: Spain and Portugal in Comparative
Perspective. Westport, CT: Greenwood Publishing/Praeger, 2002.
From Social Democracy to Neoliberalism: The Consequences of Party Hegemony in Spain 1982-1996.
NY: St. Martin’s Press, 2000.
BOOK CHAPTERS
“A ‘Ship in Trouble’ The Spanish Banking System in the Midst of The Global Financial System Crisis: The
Limits of Regulation,” in Iain Hardie and David Howarth, editors. Market-Based Banking, Varieties of
Financial Capitalism and the Financial Crisis. (New York: Oxford University Press, forthcoming 2013).
"The Europeanization of Portuguese Interest Groups? Trade Unions and Employers' Associations," in
Antonio Costa-Pinto and Nuno Severiano Teixeria, editors. The Europeanization of Portuguese
Democracy.(New York: Columbia University Press, 2012).
"Lessons from Portugal and Spain in the EU after 25 years: The Challenges of Economic reforms," in
Joaquin Roy and Maria Lorca-Susino, eds., Spain in the European Union: the First Twenty-Five Years
(1986-2011). (Miami: Miami-Florida International European Union Center, 2011).
"Regional Integration and Economic Development in the Iberian Peninsula and Mexico," in Various
Authors, Economic Integration - Global Experiences. (Pune, India: Icfai University Press, 2010).
‘Portugal’s Experience in the European Union: lessons for the Newcomers,’ in Laura Ferreira-Pereira, Ed.,
Portugal in the European Union. (New York: Routledge, 2010)
"The Euro and Economic Reforms: The Case of Spain" in Joaquín Roy and Pedro Gomis-Porqueras,
editors. The Euro and the Dollar. (Aldershot, UK: Ashgate Publishing, 2007).
"Lessons for Post-Communist Europe from the Iberian Integration into the EU" in João Carlos Espada, Ed.
Actas Do II Congresso Da Associação Portuguesa de Ciência Política. (Lisbon: Editorial Bizâncio, 2006).
“The Challenges of EU Integration: Iberian Lessons for Eastern Europe.” In Joaquín Roy and Roberto
Domínguez, eds., The Enlargement of the European Union (Miami: Jean Monnet EU Chair, University of
Miami, 2006).
"Spain and Portugal in the EU", in Eleanor Zeff and Ellen Pirro, eds., The European Union and the
Member States: Cooperation, Coordination, and Compromise (NY: Lynne Rienner, 2006).
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"The Transformation of the Spanish Economy and FDI in Latin America. Towards A New Theoretical
Framework", in Felix Martin and Pablo Toral, eds., Peseta Diplomacy: The Role of Spanish Firms in Latin
America's Quest for Globalization (Burlington: Ashgate, 2005).
“Entre Libre Comercio y Objetivos Sociales: La Integración Regional en la Península Ibérica y México”
[Between Free Trade and Social Goals: Regional Integration in the Iberian Peninsula and Mexico], in
Joaquín Roy, Alejandro Chanona Burguete, and Roberto Domínguez Rivera, eds., La Unión Europea y el
TLCAN: Integración Regional Comparada y Relaciones Mutuas [The EU and NAFTA: Comparative
Regional Integration and Mutual Relations], (Mexico City, Mexico: UNAM and Plaza y Valdes Editores,
2004).
ARTICLES IN JOURNALS
“The Limits of Convergence: Portugal in the European Union.” Special Issue of South European Society
and Politics. Edited by Canan Balkir, Tolga Bolukbasi and Ebru Ertugal ‘Europeanization and the
Southern Periphery’ in Retrospect: Another Decade of Dynamism, Asymmetry, and Fragmentation?
(Forthcoming 2013).
“Why the Spanish Financial System Survived the First Stage of the Global Crisis?.” Governance
(Forthcoming, 2013).
"The Study of the European Integration Process in the United States," with Roberto Dominguez. In
European Political Science. Vol. 11, 2012, pp. 285-297.
“Portugal and Spain in the EU: Paths of economic divergence (2000-2007).” Análise Social, Vol. XLV
(2.º), 2010 (n.º 195), pp. 209-254
"Reforms Betrayed? Zapatero and Continuities in Economic Policies," in South European Society &
Politics. Vol. 14, No.4, December 2009.
"After the Fiesta: The Spanish Economy Meets the Global Financial Crisis," in South European Society &
Politics. South European Atlas Special Issue: Southern Europe and the Financial Earthquake: Coping with
the First Phase of the International Crisis. Vol. 14, No.1 March 2009, pp. 19-34.
"The Politics of Adjustment and Coordination at the Regional Level: The Basque Country," in
Mediterranean Quarterly, Volume 20, Number 2, Spring 2009.
"Lessons from the Integration of Spain and Portugal to the European Union," in PS: Political Science and
Politics. American Political Science Association. Vol. XL, No.3, October 2007.
"Varieties of Capitalism in Spain: Business and the Politics of Cooperation" in European Journal of
Industrial Relations Vol. 13, No.1, Spring 2007.
"Globalization and Higher Education," in the journal Parallax. Volume 5, No. 1 (Fall 2006).
"Beyond Confrontation: The Resurgence of Social Bargaining in Spain in the 1990s" in Comparative
Political Studies; October 2006 (vol. 40, no.8).
"Portugal, Espanha e a União Europeia" in Relações Internacionais from the Instituto Português de
Relações Internacionais. No.9, 2006.
"Portuguese Migration: Redefined Boundaries and Uneasy Transformations" in Mediterranean Quarterly
Vol. 16, No. 4, Fall 2005.
"Bush Will not Change" ('Bush no Cambiará'). Interview with Harvard University professor Stanley
Hoffmann in the Spanish journal FP (Foreign Policy, Edición Española), the Spanish edition of the journal
FP (Foreign Policy). No. 6.
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"From Contention to Social Bargaining: Labor Unions and Democratic Consolidation in Spain," in
Democratization. Vol. 12, No.1, February 2005.
"Imagina: La Política Exterior de Kerry" ('Imagine: Kerry's Foreign Policy'). In the Spanish journal FP
(Foreign Policy, Edición Española), the Spanish edition of the journal FP (Foreign Policy). Fall 2004.
"From Authoritarianism to the European Union: The Europeanization of Portugal" in Mediterranean
Quarterly Vol. 15, No. 3, 2004.
“The 2004 Enlargement: Iberian Lessons for Post-Communist Europe.” Special Volume 8, 2003 of the
journal South European Society & Politics. London: Frank Cass, 2003.
With Paul Manuel, “Reconsidering Economic Relations and Political Citizenship in the New Iberia of the
New Europe: Some Lessons from the 15th Anniversary of the Accession of Portugal and Spain to the
European Union.” Special Volume 8, 2003 of the journal South European Society & Politics. London:
Frank Cass, 2003.
"Neocorporatism and Economic Reform in Mexico and Spain in the 1980s," South Eastern Latin
Americanist (SELA). Volume 46, No. 1,2. Summer 2002.
“A New Century of Corporatism? Corporatism in Spain and Portugal," in West European Politics. Volume
25 No. 2, July 2002.
“Ainda o século do corporativismo?” –Espanha e Portugal Comparados," in Anàlise Social. (Revista do
Instituto de Ciencias Sociais da Universidade de Lisboa). Vol. XXXVI No. 158-159. June 2001.
‘The Collapse of Social Concertation and the Failure of Socialists Economic Policies in Spain,’ in South
European Society & Politics. Volume 6 No. 1, Summer 2001.
BOOK REVIEWS
"La Formula del éxito" (The Secret of Success). Book Review of: Malcolm Gladwell's Outliers: The Story
of Success (New York: Little, Brown & Company, 2008). In the Spanish journal FP (Foreign Policy,
Edición Espa–ola), the Spanish edition of the journal FP (Foreign Policy). April/May 2009.
Review of The Power of Entrepreneurs: Politics and Economics in Contemporary Spain, from Mercedes
Cabrera and Fernando del Rey (NY: Berhghan Books 2007). In the journal South European Society &
Politics. 2008. Forthcoming.
“La Racionalidad a Prueba.” Book review of Predictably Irrational: The Hidden Forces that Shape Our
Decisions, by Dan Ariely. NY: Harper Collins Publisher, 2008. Published in El País. Sunday April 6 2008,
p.4-Negocios.
"El Dilema Democracia-Seguridad" [The Democracy vs. Security Dilemma]. Book Review of: James
Risen: State of War: The Secret History of the CIA and the Bush Administration (New York: Free Press,
2006). In the Spanish journal Política Exterior [Foreign Policy] (Política Exterior). September/October
2006, No. 113.
"La Otra Crisis de Bush" (Bush's Other Crisis). Book Review of: Krugman, Paul, The Great Unraveling:
Losing Our Way in the New Century (New York: W.W. Norton, 2003); Rubin, Robert E. and Jacob
Weisberg, In an Uncertain World: Tough Choices from Wall Street to Washington (New York: Random
House, 2003); Stiglitz, Joseph, The Roaring Nineties (New York: W.W. Norton, 2003); Suskind, Ron, The
Price of Loyalty: George W. Bush, the White House, and the Education of Paul O'Neill (New York: Simon
and Schuster, 2004). In the Spanish journal FP (Foreign Policy, Edición Española), the Spanish edition of
the journal FP (Foreign Policy). April/May 2004.
"El Fracaso de las Buenas Intenciones" (The Failure of Good Intentions). Book Review of: Prestowitz,
Clyde, Rogue Nation: American Unilateralism and the Failure of Good Intentions (New York: Basic
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Books, 2003). In the Spanish journal FP (Foreign Policy, Edición Española), the Spanish edition of the
journal FP (Foreign Policy). February/March 2004.
Lane, Jan-Erik and Svante Ersson, Government and the Economy: A Global Perspective. NY: Continuum,
2002. In New Political Science. June 2003.
Piattoni, Simona, Clientelism, Interests, and Democratic Representation. NY: Cambridge University Press,
2001. In Perspectives on Politics. March 2003 .
Snyder, Richard, Politics after Neoliberalism: Reregulation in Mexico. NY: Cambridge University Press,
2001. In Democratization. Summer 2002 issue (volume 9, no. 1).
Berins Collier, Paths Toward Democracy: the Working Class and Elites in Western Europe and South
America. NY: Cambridge University Press, 1999. In New Political Science. March, 2002 issue (volume 24,
no. 1).
Ontiveros, Emilio, La Economía en la Red: Nueva Economía, Nuevas Finanzas. In Análisis Financiero
Internacional. Tercer Trimestre 2001, No. 105.
WORKING PAPERS
The Miami-Florida European Union Center of Excellence, has published Varieties of Capitalism in Latin
America? as part of its Jean Monnet/Robert Schuman Paper Series Vol. 9 No. 12 November 2009.
The Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies at Harvard University has published "The Politics of
Adjustment and Coordination at the Regional Level: The Basque Country" as part of the Center for
European Studies Working Paper Series, #171 (2009).
“The Euro and Economic Reforms: The case of Spain” as part of its European Union Miami Analysis
(EUMA) series. The Miami-Florida European Union Center of Excellence, (Vol. 2, No. 2, March 2006).
“Still Two Models of Capitalism? Economic Adjustment in Spain" in Minda de Gunzburg Center for
European Studies Working Papers Series. Harvard University, (No. 122, April 2005).
"Lessons for Post-Communist Europe from the Iberian Integration into the EU after Sixteen Years" in
Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies Program on Central and Eastern Europe Working
Papers Series. Fall 2004.
“Between Free Trade and Social Goals: Regional Integration in the Iberian Peninsula and Mexico,” Miami
European Union Center. Working Paper Series. Vol. No. . June 2003. University of Miami.
“Joining the Club: Reflections from the Iberian Integration in Light of the New Enlargement to Eastern
Europe.” Miami European Union Center. Jean Monnet/Robert Schuman Paper Series. Vol. 2 No. 5. March
2003. University of Miami.
With Paul Manuel, “Reconsidering Economic Relations and Political Citizenship in the New Iberia of the
New Europe: Some Lessons from the 15th Anniversary of the Accession of Portugal and Spain to the
European Union” in Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies Working Papers Series No. 94.
December 2002. Harvard University
“The Experience of Spain and Portugal in the European Union: Lessons for Latin America.” Miami
European Union Center. Working Paper Series. Vol. 2 No. 2. March 2002. University of Miami.
“Still the Century of Corporatism? Corporatism in Southern Europe. Spain and Portugal in Comparative
Perspective," in Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies Working Papers Series No. 75. January
2001. Harvard University.
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PRESENTATIONS AND PAPERS PRESENTED IN CONFERENCES
“Lessons from Portugal, Spain and the Global Financial Crisis," at the American Political Science
Association 2012 Annual Meeting, New Orleans, August 30th-September 2nd, 2012.
"The Euro Crisis. Perspectives from the Periphery," at the SASE 23rd Annual Conference. MIT.
Cambridge, MA June 28th-30th 2012.
"Legacy of Authoritarian Governments in Portugal and Spain." U.S. Department of State. Washington,
DC. June 12th 2012.
"A Ship in Trouble. The Spanish Banking System in the Midst of The Global Financial System Crisis: The
Limits of Regulation. " The University of Edinburgh Edinburgh, June 2nd, 2012.
"Spain at the Coal Face of EU Imposed Austerity " at the international conference "Scotland Debates EU
Economic Governance" The University of Edinburgh Edinburgh, June 1st, 2012.
"Portugal, Spain and the Global Financial Crisis. What Have we Learnt?" at the panel "A Crise
Economica e Financeira" with Dr. Fernando Teixeira dos Santos, former Minister of Finance of Portugal at
the Curso de Verao: Portugal e a Crise Europeia Obidos, Portugal, May 31st, 2012.
"The Limits of Fiscal Convergence." Presented at the International conference on Spain and the European
integration process. CVCE. Organized by the CVCE and the European Academy of Yuste Foundation
(FAEY). Yuste, April 16-17, 2012.
"From Boom to Bust, Portugal, Spain and the Global Financial Crisis. " Presented at the 19th International
Conference of Europeanists. Council of European Studies. Boston, March 23, 2012.
"The Global Financial Crisis: Lessons from Spanish Financial Institutions." Presented at the Institute of
Social Sciences of the University of Lisbon. ICS. Lisbon, March 5, 2012.
"The Euro Crisis: Perspectives from the South." Keynote Speech at the 2012 Meeting of the Portuguese
Political Science Association. APCP. Lisbon, March 3, 2012.
I organized and chaired Panel on the Spanish Election: Challenges for the New Government. Harvard
University. Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies. November 30, 2012.
"From Boom to Bust: Global Lessons from the Economic Crisis in Spain." Presented at the 2011 Meeting
of the Council for European Studies. Barcelona, June 22nd, 2011.
“Crunch Times for Spanish Financial Institutions? " Presented at the 2011 Meeting of the European Union
Studies Association. Boston, March 5th, 2011.
"Lessons from Portugal and Spain in the EU after 25 years. The Challenges of Economic Reforms." Paper
presented at the seminar 25 Years of Spain's Membership in the European Union (1986-2011). Organized
by the Miami European Union Center. University of Miami, February 25th, 2011.
"The Limits of Convergence. Portugal in the EU." Worshop for SES&P Special Issue on Southern Europe
and the EU. Bilkent University Izmir, Turkey, October 15th, 2010.
"From Boom to Bust the Global Crisis and the Spanish Financial Sector." University of Victoria, British
Columbia, October 2nd, 2010.
"Portugal and Spain in the EU. Lessons from the Crisis," at the American Political Science Association
2009 Annual Meeting, Washington DC, September 2-5, 2010.
"Portugal and Spain in the EU after 25 Years: Challenges and Lessons." U.S. Department of State.
Washington DC, Thursday September 2, 2010.
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"La Crisis Global y el Futuro del Capitalismo." Presented at the UNAM (Universidad Nacional Autónoma
de Mexico)'s XXXV International Spring Colloquium; and at CIDE (Centro de Investigación y Docencia
Económicas) on Monday and Tuesday April 26 and 27, 2010. Mexico City, Mexico.
"Spain's response to the global crises: Lessons for the EU." The European Union and the Financial Crisis.
Europa Institute Conference and Special Transatlantic Seminar Series event. St. Cecilia’s Hall, Edinburgh,
UK. March 2010.
"Portugal in the EU after 25 Years: Challenges and Opportunities. Ambassadorial Seminar on Portugal.
U.S. Department of State. Washington DC, Friday November 13, 2009.
"The Enduring Legacies of the Democratic Transition: Zapatero and the Challenges of Economic
Reforms," at the American Political Science Association 2009 Annual Meeting, Toronto, September 2-6,
2009.
"Consecuencias de la Crisis: Keynes o el Proteccionismo" at the summer school Taller 2009- Obama. El
Poder Internacional del Cambio. Organized by La Escuela de Periodismo UAM-El País Madrid. July 20,
2009.
"National Responses to Globalization: Lessons for Latin America" at the 2009 Meeting of the Latin
American Studies Association (LASA) Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. June 11-14, 2009.
"Globalization and Varieties of Capitalism," and "Spain's Membership in the EU: Lessons for Latin
America" at the University of Miami. Organized by The Jean Monnet Chair and the European Union
Center of Excellence, with the cooperation of the Spain-Florida Foundation and the International Views
Foundation (IVF). Monday April 13, 2009.
"The Global Economic Crisis and the Future of Capitalism," at the International Views Foundation (IVF).
Miami, Sunday April 12, 2009.
"Globalization and Varieties of Capitalism for Latin America," at the International Studies Association
Annual Meeting, New York, February 15-18 2009.
"Challenges for the new Union for the Mediterranean," at New York University. Organized by the Catalan
Center and the IEM. New York, September 22, 2008.
"Portugal and Spain in the EU: The Paradox of Economic Divergence," at the American Political Science
Association 2008 Annual Meeting, Boston, August 28-30, 2008.
"Varieties of Capitalism for Latin America," at the Universidad de Salamanca. June 2nd, 2008.
I participated in the conference "The Nordic Model: Solutions for Continental Europe¹s Problems?" that
took place at the The Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies on May 9-10, 2008.
"Globalization and Latin America: National Responses," at the International Studies Association Annual
Meeting, San Francisco, March 29, 2008.
"The 2008 Election in Spain: An Election that is Better to Lose?" at the Minda de Gunzburg Center for
European Studies, Harvard University. March 19, 2008.
"The 2008 Election in Spain: Challenges for the New Government," at Georgetown University. March 14,
2008.
"The 2008 Presidential Elections in the US: Expect the Unexpected," at the Colegio Mayor Universitario
San Pablo. Madrid, March 10, 2008.
"The Euro and the Challenge of Economics Reforms," presented at the IV Congresso of the APCPAssociação Portuguesa de Ciência Política, in Lisbon, March 8-9, 2008.
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"Financial Integration and Economic Reforms. What Can Emerging Countries Learn from the Case of
Spain?," at the American Political Science Association 2007 Annual Meeting, Chicago, September 1-4,
2007.
"The EU and Economic Reforms" at the International Studies Association Annual Meeting, Chicago,
March 2-6, 2007.
"Varieties of Capitalism in Spain" at the International Studies Association Annual Meeting, Chicago,
March 2-6, 2007.
"Spain and Portugal in the European Union: Lessons;" at the Short Course Putting Spain and Portugal into
the Political Science Syllabus, which I helped organize. 102 Annual Meeting of the American Political
Science Association (APSA). Philadelphia, August 30, 2006.
Summer School 2006 programme "The Europeanization of the Portuguese Political System," organized by
the Instituto Português de Relações Internacionais - Universidade Nova de Lisboa. Obidos, June 25-June
30, 2006. I presented "The Europeanization of Portuguese Interest Groups."
"The Euro and Economic Reforms: The Case of Spain" at the Conference on the Euro and the Dollar.
Organized by the Miami European Union Center. University of Miami, April 25th, 2006.
"Varieties of Capitalism In Spain" was presented at the III Congresso of the APCP- Associação Portuguesa
de Ciência Política, in Lisbon, March 30-31 2005.
"Lessons from the Iberian Integration in the EU after 20 Years" at the Conference 20th Anniversary of the
Accession of Spain and Portugal to Europe Organized by the Prince of Asturias Chair, BMW Center for
German and European Studies. Georgetown University, March 17th, 2006.
"The U.S. and Mexico: Are We Still Connected?" held in the Houston Branch of the Federal Reserve Bank
of Dallas, November 18, 2005. I presented: Beyond Free Trade? Regional Integration and Economic
Development in the Iberian Peninsula and Mexico.
"Varieties of Capitalism in Spain: Business and the Politics of Coordination," at the 101th Annual Meeting
of the American Political Science Association. Washington DC, September 1-4, 2005.
"The Challenges of EU Integration: Iberian Lessons for Eastern Europe," at the Symposium on EU
Enlargement. Organized by the Miami EU Center. University of Miami, April 22nd 2005.
Roundtable: "A Brave New World: Global Challenges after the March 11th Terrorist Attack in Madrid" at
the International Studies Association Annual Meeting, Honolulu, March 2-6, 2005.
"From Contention to Coordination," at the 2004 Meeting of the Latin American Studies Association
(LASA). Las Vegas, NV. October 6-10, 2004.
"Still Two Models of Capitalism? Economic Adjustment in Iberia," at the 100th Annual Meeting of the
American Political Science Association (APSA). Chicago. September 2-5, 2004.
Jean Monnet Lecture at the V Complutense International Seminar on European Economy, Organized by
The European Economy Group at the Universidad Complutense de Madrid on May 10, 2004. Presented:
Lessons from the Iberian Integration in the European Union.
La Concertación Social Desde un Punto de Vista Comparado: Lecciones del Caso Español at the
Universitat Pompeu Fabra in Barcelona. Seminar Dialogo Social y Relaciones Laborales organized by the
Agencia Española de Cooperación Internacional, on May 14, 2004.
Lessons from the Iberian Integration in the European Union, on May 13, 2004 at the Facultad de Economía
of the Universidad de Valencia.
"Portugal and Spain in the European Union after 17 Years: Iberian Lessons for Post-Communist Europe"
for the the 2004 Conference of Europeanists organized by The Council of European Studies in Chicago.
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"Between Economic Integration and Social Goals: Lessons from the Regional integration of the Iberian
Peninsula and Mexico" at The 45th Annual International Studies Association Convention in Montreal on
March 18 2004.
"Lessons for Post-Communist Europe from the Iberian Integration into the EU" was presented at the II
Congresso of the APCP- Associação Portuguesa de Ciência Política, in Lisbon (January 19-20, 2004).
“Bargaining for Democracy: Labor Unions and Democratic Consolidation in Iberia,” paper prepared for
delivery at the 99th Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association. Philadelphia. August
28-31, 2003.
“Between Free Trade and Social Goals: Regional Integration in the Iberian Peninsula and Mexico,”
Prepared for delivery at the 2nd Annual Symposium on Regional Integration: The European Union (EU)
and the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA): Comparative Regional Integration and Mutual
Relations. Organized by the Miami European Union Center. University of Miami, March 31st-April 1st,
2003
“Regional Integration and Economic Development in the Iberian Peninsula and Mexico,” paper prepared
for delivery at the Latin American Studies Association (LASA) 2003 Meeting. Dallas. March 27-29, 2003.
“Lessons from the Iberian Integration into the EU after Sixteen Years,” paper prepared for delivery at the
European Union Studies Association (EUSA) 8th International Conference, March 27-29, 2003, Nashville,
Tennessee.
“Political and Economic Impact of Spanish FDI in Latin America,” presented at the conference, The
European Union and the Americas II. Organized by Florida International University and the University of
Miami. Miami, October 12, 2002.
"Iberian Labor and Democratic Consolidation," paper prepared for delivery at the 98th Annual Meeting of
the American Political Science Association. Boston, MA August 29-September 1, 2002.
“The Experience of Spain and Portugal in the European Union: Lessons for Latin America.” Paper
presented at the Symposium: The European Union: A Polity in Transformation, and a Model for the
Americas in Transition. Miami European Union Center. April 3-6, 2002.University of Miami.
"A New Century of Liberal Corporatism in Iberia?," paper presented at the 13th International Conference of
Europeanists: Chicago, Palmer House Hilton, March 14-16 2002.
“Social Concertation and Economic Policy Reform in Mexico and Spain in the 1980s.” Paper presented at
the Latin American Studies Association (LASA) 2001 Meeting. Washington D.C. September 2001.
With Paul C. Manuel: "Re-conceptualizing Citizenship in the New Europe: Some Lessons from the 15th
Anniversary of Spain and Portugal's Accession to the European Union," paper to be presented at the
Annual Meeting of the New England Political Science Association. May 2000.
“Still the Century of Corporatism? Spain and Portugal in Comparative Perspective." Paper presented at the
Europa 2000 Conference: The 12th International Conference of Europeanists: Chicago, Palmer House
Hilton, March 30-April 2, 2000.
"Globalización y Políticas Domésticas," paper presented at the First International Congress of Social
Sciences: Social Sciences Toward the 2000. Universidad de Puerto Rico-Mayagüez. June 2-3, 1998.
"The Collapse of Concertation and the Failure of Socialist Economics Policies in Spain." Paper prepared
for delivery at the 1998 Annual Meeting of the Northeastern Political Science Association, Boston, MA,
November 12-14, 1998.
"Social Democracy and the Collapse of Concertation in Spain," paper presented at the 1998 Annual
meeting of the New England Political Science Association, Worcester, MA, May 1-2, 1998.
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"Limits to Social Democracy in Spain," paper presented at The Iberian Study Group. Minda de Gunzburg
Center for European Studies. Harvard University. May 5th1997.
CONFERENCES AND PANEL ORGANIZER
Panel organizer: Expectations Betrayed? 25 Years of Iberian Membership in the European Union. 2010
American Political Science Association Annual Meeting (APSA). Washington DC, September 2-5, 2010.
Panel organizer: “Challenges for Portugal in the New Century.” 2008 American Political Science
Association Annual Meeting (APSA). Boston, August 28-31, 2008.
“The Next Great Globalization?” Foreign Finance and Development.” 2007 American Political Science
Association Annual Meeting, Chicago, September 1-4 2007.
As part of Suffolk University's Centennial Celebration, I organized with the Government Department a
conference "Transatlantic Relationship at the Dawn of the New Millenium" on March 5, 2007.
Short Course Putting Spain and Portugal into the Political Science Syllabus. 102 Annual Meeting of the
American Political Science Association (APSA). Philadelphia, August 30, 2006.
Panel organizer: "Manufacturing Miracles: Economic Policies in Europe and Latin America" at the
International Studies Association Annual Meeting, San Diego, March 22-25, 2006. I could not attend.
Panel organizer "Manufacturing Miracles" at the 2006 Meeting of the Latin American Studies Association
(LASA). San Juan Puerto Rico, March 15-18, 2006.
Panel organizer: “Varieties of Capitalism in Iberia and Latin America.” 101 Annual Meeting of the
American Political Science Association. Washington DC. September 1-4, 2005.
Roundtable organizer: "A Brave New World: Global Challenges after the March 11th Terrorist Attack in
Madrid" at the International Studies Association Annual Meeting, Honolulu, March 2-6, 2005.
Panel organizer: "Institutions and Policy Change in Industrialized States: The Futures of Capitalism." 100th
Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association. Chicago. September 2-5, 2004.
Coordinator and organizer of the Seminar on Pedagogy: Programa Platón. At the Derek Bok Center for
Teaching and Learning at Harvard University. This workshop was organized by Laspau/Harvard
University, for the Fundación Universitaria San Pablo-CEU.
Panel organizer: “Pacted Transitions and Democratic Consolidation: The Legacies of Transitions.” 99th
Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association. Philadelphia. August 29-31, 2003.
Panel organizer: "The Challenges of Democratic Consolidation: Rethinking Iberian Democracy Twentyfive years after the Transitions." 98th Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association.
Boston, MA. August 26-September 1, 2002.
Organizer and chair of the international Conference: "From Isolation to Europe: Spain and Portugal in the
European Union after 15 Years. EU Membership Evaluated." Minda de Gunzburg Center for European
Studies. Harvard University. November 2-3, 2001.
Organizer and chair of Workshop: "Environmental Economics in Latin America" that took place at the
Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute in Panama. Sponsored by Laspau/Harvard University, the Ford
Foundation, and Fulbright/USIA and co-hosted by the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute in Panama.
October 16-18 1998.
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NEWSPAPER ARTICLES
2012
- Estados Unidos en Campaña. Published in Cinco Días. Monday September 10 2012, p.14.
- Romney Elige a Ryan Published in Cinco Días. Tuesday August 14 2012, p.10.
- Victoria del PRI en México Published in Cinco Días. Tuesday July 3 2012, p.14.
- Lecciones de Grecia e Irlanda Published in Cinco Días. Thursday June 14 2012, p.14.
- Las Elecciones en EEUU Empiezan Ahora Published in Cinco Días. Saturday/Sunday May 5-6 2012, p.8.
- ¿Dónde Está la Alternativa? Published in Cinco Días. Thursday March 16, p.14.
- El Mito del Fracaso de Japón Published in Cinco Días. Saturday/Sunday February 18-19, p.8.
- La Pérfida Alemania Published in Cinco Días. Saturday/Sunday January 21-22, p.8.
2011
- A la Espera de Alemania Published in Cinco Días. Monday December 15, 2011, p.15.
- Las Elecciones Desde el Otro Lado del Atlántico Published in Cinco Días. Tuesday November 22, 2011,
p.21.
- Fuerza Argentina-Fuerza Cristina Published in Cinco Días. Tuesday October 25, 2011, p.21.
- EEUU, En Campaña? Published in Cinco Días. Monday October 3, 2011, p.14.
- ¿Es la Inflación la Solución? Published in Cinco Días. Tuesday September 6, 2011, p.14.
- Las Consecuencias del Acuerdo Fiscal en EEUU Published in Cinco Días. Monday August 8, 2011, p.14.
- Acuerdo para Evitar la Quiebra del Gigante Published in Cinco Días. Tuesday August 2, 2011, p.14.
- ¿Lecciones para Grecia? Published in Cinco Días. Weekend July 9-10, 2011, p.7.
- Los Deberes que Esperan al Futuro Gobierno Luso Published in Cinco Días. Tuesday June7, 2011, p.14.
- A Vueltas con el Problema Griego Published in Cinco Días. Monday May 16, 2011, p.14.
- El Debate Fiscal en EEUU Published in Cinco Días. Monday April 18, 2011, p.14.
- Portugal en el Ojo del Huracán Published in Cinco Días. Monday March 21, 2011, p.13.
- La Crisis y los Mercados Emergentes Published in Cinco Días. Monday March 7, 2011, p.12.
- El Sueño Roto de Irlanda Published in Cinco Días. Tuesday March 1, 2011, p.12.
- La Generación Perdida Published in Cinco Días. Monday January 31, 2011, p.19.
2010
- Europa y los Mercados Published in Cinco Días. Tuesday December 28, 2010, p.18.
- Irlanda y la Crisis del Euro Published in Cinco Días. Tuesday November 30, 2010, p.16.
- El Papel de Brasil en la Reunion Coreana Published in Cinco Días. Monday November 15, 2010, p.18.
- Victoria Republicana en EEUU Published in Cinco Días. Thursday November 4, 2010, p.18.
- La Vida Después de Lula Published in Cinco Días. Tuesday October 5, 2010, p.23.
- El "Milagro" Alemán Published in Cinco Días. Saturday and Sunday, September 4 and 5 2010, p.8.
- La Crisis Global Desde Latinoamérica Published in Cinco Días. Saturday and Sunday, August 14-15
2010, p.8.
- Europa y La Crisis Published in Cinco Días. Monday, July 12 2010, p.18.
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- ¿Ahora le Toca el Turno a EEUU? Published in Cinco Días. Monday, June 21st 2010, p.16.
- Las Opciones en el Reino Unido Published in Cinco Días. Saturday-Sunday, May 8-9 2010, p.8.
- Europa y las Elecciones en el Reino Unido Published in Cinco Días. Monday, April 26 2010, p.16.
- El Excepcionalismo de Espana en la Crisis Published in Cinco Días. Saturday-Sunday, March 27-28
2010, p.12.
- La Crisis Vista desde Fuera Published in Cinco Días. Monday, March 1st 2010, p.16.
- Primer Ano de Obama. ¿Una Oportunidad Perdida? Published in Cinco Días. Thursday January 21st
2010, p.16.
2009
¿Otra Tragedia Griega? Published in Cinco Días. Weekend Saturday December 22nd, 2009, p.8.
- El Declinar de EEUU Published in Cinco Días. Weekend Saturday December 5th and Sunday December
2nd, 2009, p.8.
- A Vueltas con el Dólar Published in Cinco Días. Weekend Saturday October 31 and Sunday November 1,
2009, p.8.
- Irlanda Aprueba el Tratado de Lisboa Published in Cinco Días. Tuesday October 6, 2009, p.14.
- La Victoria de Angela Merkel Published in Cinco Días. Tuesday September 29, 2009, p.14.
- Europa y la Recesión Published in Cinco Días. Friday September 11, 2009, p.14.
- Obama y la Reforma del Sistema Sanitario Published in Cinco Días. Saturday and Sunday August 8-9,
2009, p.6.
- Entre la Gran Depresión y la Gran Recesión Published in Cinco Días. Thursday July 30, 2009, p.14.
- Déficits, Intereses y Riesgos para la Recuperación Published in Cinco Días. Tuesday June 16, 2009, p.21.
- El Futuro del Capitalismo Published in Cinco Días. Friday May 22, 2009, p.16.
- Las Razones de ésta Situación Económica Published in Cinco Días. Saturday/Sunday April 18-19, 2009,
p.7.
- Elecciones en la India Published in Cinco Días. Monday April 6, 2009, p.12.
- Las Respuestas a la Crisis Global Published in Cinco Días. Tuesday February 24, 2009, p.16.
- Bienvenido, Presidente Published in Cinco Días. Tuesday January 20, 2009, p.13.
2008
- Obama y el reto de los Cien Días Published in Cinco Días. Monday December 29, 2008, p.12.
- ¿Quién Ganará en EE.UU.? Published in Cinco Días. Thursday October 20, 2008, p.16.
- “La Crisis y los Modelos de Capitalismo.” Published in Cinco Días. Monday September 29, 2008, p.16.
- “Obanomics.” Published in Cinco Días. Wednesday September 3, 2008, p.10.
- ¿Crisis del Multilateralismo?. Published in Cinco Días. Friday August 8, 2008, p.16.
- “Las Lecciones de Portugal.” Published in Cinco Días. Lunes 14 de Julio 2008, p.16.
- “Derrota del Tratado de Lisboa en las Urnas.” Published in Cinco Días. Fin de Semana 14 y 15 de Junio
2008, p.10.
- “Subasta de Promesas Electorales en EEUU.” Published in Cinco Días. Monday May 19, 2008, p.16.
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- “La Victoria de Il Cavalieri.” Published in Cinco Días. Wednesday April 16, 2008, p.19.
- “Elecciones en Italia: Sí Podemos.” Published in Cinco Días. Monday April 7, 2008, p.15.
- “Elecciones de EEUU Bajo La Recesión.” Published in Cinco Días. Monday February 25, 2008, p.16.
- “¿Habrá Recesión en EEUU?.” Published in Cinco Días. Monday January 28, 2008, p. 17.
- “Los Retos para el Nuevo Ejercicio.” Published in Cinco Días. Wednesday January 2, 2008, p. 14.
2007
- “Prisioneros del Petróleo.” Published in Cinco Días. Monday December 3, 2007, p. 18.
- “Nueva Etapa en el FMI.” Published in Cinco Días. Monday November 1, 2007, p. 15.
- “La Reina Cristina.” Published in Cinco Días. Monday October 22, 2007, p. 14.
- “La Sucesión en el FMI.” Published in Cinco Días. Monday September 10, 2007, p. 18.
- “A la Espera en Cuba.” Published in Cinco Días. Tuesday August 14, 2007, p. 10.
- “La Credibilidad del FMI Está en Juego.” Published in Cinco Días. Monday July 16, 2007, p. 18.
- “Qué Cabe Esperar de Brown.” Published in Cinco Días. Monday June 17, 2007, p. 18.
- “El Legado de Blair.” Published in Cinco Días. Monday May 21, 2007, p. 18.
- “Sarkozy: ¿Apuesta por el Cambio?.” Published in Cinco Días. Tuesday May 7, 2007, p. 19.
- “Francia, Entre el Refugio y la Ruptura.” Published in Cinco Días. Tuesday April 24, 2007, p. 21.
- “Wolfowitz Debe de Irse.” Published in Cinco Días. Wednesday April 18, 2007, p.21.
- “Italia, el Enfermo de Europa.” Published in Cinco Días. Monday March 26, 2007, p.20.
- “Elecciones en Francia: ¿El Final de un Régimen?.” Published in Cinco Días. Monday March 5, 2007,
p.18.
- “!Aló, Presidente!.” Published in Cinco Días. Monday January 29, 2007, p. 18.
- “Perspectivas Económicas del Nuevo Año.” Published in Cinco Días. Monday January 2, 2007, p. 12.
2006
- “Qué Esperar de los Demócratas en EEUU.” Published in Cinco Días. Thursday November 30, 2006,
p.21.
- “Sègoléne Royal y los Socialistas Franceses.” Published in Cinco Días. Monday November 6, 2006, p.16.
- “La Fuerza del Boom Hispano en EE UU: Una Gran Oportunidad para Las Empresas..” Published in
Cinco Días. Monday October 23, 2006, p.25.
- “Elecciones en EEUU.” Published in Cinco Días. Monday October 9, 2006, p. 16.
- “EL FMI en Busqueda de la Legitimidad.” Published in Cinco Días. Monday September 18, 2006, p.10.
- “¿El Final del Modelo Sueco?.” Published in Cinco Días. Monday September 11, 2006, p.14.
- “Brasil: Orden y Progreso.” Published in Cinco Días. Monday August 21, 2006, p.10.
- “Europa y las Reformas.” Published in Cinco Días. Monday July 17, 2006, p.16.
- “Mucho Está en Juego.” Published in Cinco Días. Monday June 19, 2006, p.18.
- “El Síndrome de las Nacionalizaciones.” Published in Cinco Días. Monday May 22, 2006, p. 18.
- “El Pacto y el Modelo de Crecimiento.” Published in Cinco Días. Wednesday May 10, 2006, p. 23.
- “Adiós al Gigante Galbraith.” Published in Cinco Días. Tuesday May 2, 2006, p. 16.
- “Inmigración en EEUU.” Published in Cinco Días. Monday April 24, 2006, p. 20.
- “Las Lecciones de Francia.” Published in Cinco Días. Monday April 10, 2006, p. 15.
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- “El Desequilibrio Exterior y la Falta de Productividad.” Published in Cinco Días. Friday March 17, 2006,
p. 23.
- “Hacia Dónde Va Europa.” Published in Cinco Días. Monday February 27, 2006, p. 22.
-“ El Nuevo 'Chairman'.” Published in Cinco Días. Wednesday February 1, 2006, p. 21.
- “Perspectivas para el Nuevo Año.” Published in Cinco Días. Monday January 2, 2006, p. 14.
2005
- “Apatía en Hong Kong.” Published in Cinco Días. Monday December 12, 2005, p. 16.
- “La Despedida del Maestro.” Published in Cinco Días. Monday November 14, 2005, p.18.
- “'Es geht mir gut' (estoy bien).” Published in Cinco Días. Monday October 17, 2005, p.11.
- “¿El Final de Un Modelo?.” Published in Cinco Días. Saturday September 17, 2005, p.11.
- “La Lacra de la Corrupción en Latinoamérica.” Published in Cinco Días. Monday August 22, 2005, p.22.
- “La Hija de Pastor que Puede Reconstruir Alemania.” Published in Cinco Días. Wednesday July 27,
2005, p.17.
- “La Burbuja Inmobiliaria Global.” Published in Cinco Días. Monday June 27, 2005, p.17.
- “Reformar el Banco Mundial.” Published in Cinco Días. Wednesday June 1, 2005, p.18.
- “Francia y la Constitución para Europa.” Published in Cinco Días. Tuesday May 3, 2005, p.13.
- “Un Halcón en el Banco Mundial.” Published in Cinco Días. Friday April 1, 2005, p.21.
- “Apuesta por la Moderación Salarial y la Competitividad.” Published in Cinco Días. Saturday/Sunday,
March 5-6, 2005, p.11.
- “El Estado de la Economía de EEUU.” Published in Cinco Días. Monday, February 7, 2005, p.17.
2004
- “Lo que Cabe Esperar de la Victoria Republicana.” Published in Cinco Días. Thursday, November 4,
2004, p.40.
- “La Suerte Está Echada.” Published in Cinco Días. Tuesday, November 2, 2004, p.17.
- “El Programa de un Conservador Compasivo.” Published in Cinco Días. Wednesday, October 27, 2004,
p.21.
- “¿El Regreso del Rubinomics?.” Published in Cinco Días. Monday, October 11, 2004, p.15.
- “Krugman, El Radical Circunstancial.” Published in Cinco Días. Saturday, June 26, 2004, p.12.
- “El Riesgo Político y el Precio del Crudo.” Published in Cinco Días. Saturday, June 11, 2004, p.12.
- “¿Temores Justificados?.” Published in Cinco Días. Friday, May 21, 2004, p.21.
- “Un Paso de la UE en la OMC.” Published in Cinco Días. Wednesday, May 12, 2004, p.21.
- “Dilemas para el Director del FMI.” Published in Cinco Días. Wednesday, May 5, 2004, p.21.
- “Los Retos para España de la Ampliación de la UE.” Published in Cinco Días. Wednesday, April 18,
2004, p. 18.
- “¿La Última Fobia Económica?.” Published in Cinco Días. Monday, March 8, 2004, p. 17.
- “¿El Retorno del Vudú Económico'?.” Published in Cinco Días. Monday, February 16, 2004, p.13.
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RESEARCH INTERESTS
• Globalization and competitiveness
• Democratic Transitions
• Impact of globalization on national economies.
• Role of institutions on economic policy and business performance.
• Future of the Welfare State
• Varieties of capitalism
HONORS AND AWARDS
• Fulbright Senior Specialist. Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board. Argentina, Universidad Nacional de
Rosario. Summer 2010.
• Recipient of the John Brennan Award for Outstanding Instruction to graduate student population by the
Suffolk University Graduate Student Association. April 6, 2003.
• Recipient of Suffolk University College’s 2004 Summer Stipend Awards.
• Raised $57,000 through the Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies at Harvard University to
organize the conference: "From Isolation to Europe: Spain and Portugal in the European Union after 15
Years. EU Membership Evaluated." Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies. Harvard
University. November 2-3 2001. Co-sponsored by: The Tinker Foundation; the Real Colegio
Complutense at Harvard University, the Gulbenkian Foundation; the Cultural office of the Spanish
Embassy in the United States, Suffolk University; the Camoes Institute; the EU Center at Harvard
University; the Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies; the Spanish Consulate in Boston, and
the Portuguese Consulate in Boston.
• Nominated by Suffolk University for the 2001 National Endowment for the Humanities Summer Stipend
Program.
• Recipient of Research Grant from the Program for Cultural Cooperation Between Spain's Ministry of
Culture and United States' Universities. 2000.
• Recipient of Suffolk University College's 2000 Summer Stipend Award.
• Boston University graduate student fellowship. 1994-1995.
• MBA: Beta Gamma Sigma.
• "La Caixa" Fellowship Program Scholar to pursue graduate studies in the United States. 1991-1993.
WORK EXPERIENCE
LASPAU, Harvard University
Boston, MA
Senior Program Officer for Development: Development and management of education and scholarship
programs for Latin American students in Argentina, Bolivia, Ecuador, El Salvador, and Peru. 2003-2004
(part time).
Project Officer. Assisted in the development of new opportunities for LASPAU and the organization of
activities for current or potential clients. Developed web based and long-distance learning projects.
Interacted with potential clients to define needs, researches training opportunities, negotiates with
universities, develops budgets and work plans, and drafts proposals. Planned and implements workshops,
conferences, receptions, and visits to the Boston area. Handled placement for approximately 25 Fulbright
grantees in US graduate programs. Researched and targeted appropriate courses of study, ensured all
necessary requirements for admission were completed, worked with universities to assure admission and
obtain tuition waivers. Organized, planned and implemented a Fulbright/Ford Foundation workshop on
Environmental Economics at the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute in Panama City on October 1518, 1998. 1998
WPI Inc.
Boston, MA
Consultant. Worked as policy advisor in Latin American institutional and economic projects. Economic
and policy research, data analysis, and preparation of reports. Technical support for policy reform projects.
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Organizational assessments for a policy research think tank. Drafted proposals. Development of legal
framework, organizational structure and personnel policies for institutions in developing countries. 1997
Harvard University
Boston, MA
Manager of HBS MBA IT Support Services. Helped develop and implement a new support IT operation.
Responsible for recruiting new staff. Managed staff of four full time employees and over nine part time
employees during the academic year. Group functions included: planning, budgeting, student training, web
development, courseware, technical support, drop-in assistance, phone support, faculty electronic case
support, installations, upgrades, student and staff training, organization of special events. 1995-1996.
Control Data Corporation
Sevilla and Madrid, Spain
Product Manager. Responsible for the technical and marketing support in the delegation of Sevilla for all
of the South of Spain. Designed a distribution network in Spain to market new Unix Products. Negotiations
with suppliers and vendors. Spanish representative in international meetings to discuss corporate strategies.
Legal assistant to Sales Department. Developed internal training materials and taught courses on marketing
and new products for sales representatives and customers. Responsible for business, industry and market
trends analysis. Commercial analyst. Organization of special events. Developed presentations for customers
and provided technical support to sales force. Prepared sales reports for the Corporation at large. 19891991.
Unión Explosivos Ríotinto
Assistant to the Human Resources General Manager (Intern).
representatives, resources to courts, and legal reports. 1988.
Madrid, Spain
Prepared meetings with union
Fomento de Servicios Lingüísticos
Madrid, Spain, and London, UK
Program Manager. Assisted with candidates recruitment, selected individuals to be interviewed, organized
and conducted interviews, and participated in final selection of candidates. Assisted candidates in the
application process, communicated regularly with students and their local advisors. Responsible for the
evaluation and reporting of the study abroad experience. During the summer, responsible for 28 Spanish
students in the United Kingdom. Researched and interviewed host families, organized all program
activities, coordinated classes, and supervised students. 1987.
International Business Machines
Madrid, Spain
Public Relations Representative (Intern). Led workshops for customers and students in IBM Technology
Fair. Trainee in Data Processing and Personal Computers. 1986.
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Languages: Bilingual Spanish/English and Intermediate French and Portuguese.
Computer Skills: Web, Html, Windows, Mac-OS, Winsock, PPP, Web, Lotus 1-2-3, Excel, WordPerfect,
Microsoft Word, Claris, NUD, Networking, File Maker Pro.
Member of the APSA, LASA, EUSA, ISA, and the Council of European Studies. Founder of Iberian
Studies group at APSA.
Columnist for daily Spanish newspaper Cinco Días
Member of the editorial boards of the journals South European Society & Politics and Foreign Policy,
Edición Española (FP)
Blogger for the HuffingtonPost.es
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