Luis Felipe López-Calva is a distinguished economist and a leading expert in poverty, inequality, inclusive growth, and development economics. He currently serves as the Global Director for Poverty and Equity at the World Bank.
Luis Felipe López-Calva is a distinguished economist and a leading expert in poverty, inequality, inclusive growth, and development economics. He currently serves as the Global Director for Poverty and Equity at the World Bank.
Luis Felipe López-Calva is a distinguished economist and a leading expert in poverty, inequality, inclusive growth, and development economics. He currently serves as the Global Director for Poverty and Equity at the World Bank.
Luis Felipe López-Calva is a distinguished economist and a leading expert in poverty, inequality, inclusive growth, and development economics. He currently serves as the Global Director for Poverty and Equity at the World Bank.
Track Chairs: Luis Gomez Mejia (Arizona State University), Isabel C. Botero (University of Louisville), Fernanda Canale (IPADE Business School), Patricio Duran (University of Richmond). This track explores the distinctive characteristics, behaviors, and evolution of family enterprises across Ibero America, a region where family-owned firms play a dominant economic and social role. Scholars are invited to examine how cultural values, institutional environments, governance structures, and succession processes shape the long-term sustainability and competitiveness of these organizations. By analyzing the strategic, emotional, and relational dynamics embedded in family firms, this track aims to deepen understanding of how these enterprises innovate, adapt, and contribute to regional development.
Track Chairs: Luis Gomez Mejia (Arizona State University), Isabel C. Botero (University of Louisville), Fernanda Canale (IPADE Business School), Patricio Duran (University of Richmond). This track explores the distinctive characteristics, behaviors, and evolution of family enterprises across Ibero America, a region where family-owned firms play a dominant economic and social role. Scholars are invited to examine how cultural values, institutional environments, governance structures, and succession processes shape the long-term sustainability and competitiveness of these organizations. By analyzing the strategic, emotional, and relational dynamics embedded in family firms, this track aims to deepen understanding of how these enterprises innovate, adapt, and contribute to regional development.
Track Chairs: Luis Gomez Mejia (Arizona State University), Isabel C. Botero (University of Louisville), Fernanda Canale (IPADE Business School), Patricio Duran (University of Richmond). This track explores the distinctive characteristics, behaviors, and evolution of family enterprises across Ibero America, a region where family-owned firms play a dominant economic and social role. Scholars are invited to examine how cultural values, institutional environments, governance structures, and succession processes shape the long-term sustainability and competitiveness of these organizations. By analyzing the strategic, emotional, and relational dynamics embedded in family firms, this track aims to deepen understanding of how these enterprises innovate, adapt, and contribute to regional development.
Track Chairs: Luis Gomez Mejia (Arizona State University), Isabel C. Botero (University of Louisville), Fernanda Canale (IPADE Business School), Patricio Duran (University of Richmond). This track explores the distinctive characteristics, behaviors, and evolution of family enterprises across Ibero America, a region where family-owned firms play a dominant economic and social role. Scholars are invited to examine how cultural values, institutional environments, governance structures, and succession processes shape the long-term sustainability and competitiveness of these organizations. By analyzing the strategic, emotional, and relational dynamics embedded in family firms, this track aims to deepen understanding of how these enterprises innovate, adapt, and contribute to regional development.
Track Chairs: Luis Gomez Mejia (Arizona State University), Isabel C. Botero (University of Louisville), Fernanda Canale (IPADE Business School), Patricio Duran (University of Richmond). This track explores the distinctive characteristics, behaviors, and evolution of family enterprises across Ibero America, a region where family-owned firms play a dominant economic and social role. Scholars are invited to examine how cultural values, institutional environments, governance structures, and succession processes shape the long-term sustainability and competitiveness of these organizations. By analyzing the strategic, emotional, and relational dynamics embedded in family firms, this track aims to deepen understanding of how these enterprises innovate, adapt, and contribute to regional development.
Profesor del área de Análisis de Decisiones en IPADE Business School. Es candidato a Doctor en Analítica de Negocios y Operaciones por la Universidad de Pittsburgh (Estados Unidos, esperado en noviembre de 2025) e Ingeniero Industrial Magna Cum Laude por la Universidad del Istmo, Guatemala.
Ha trabajado en consultoría independiente en reingeniería de procesos y analítica de negocios en Nadalini & Asociados, y como fundador y director del programa Dejando Huella en San Arturo en la Universidad del Istmo.
En el ámbito académico, ha sido instructor en la Katz Graduate School of Business (University of Pittsburgh), colaborador académico en IPADE y profesor sustituto en la Facultad de Ingeniería de la Universidad del Istmo. Sus publicaciones incluyen el artículo Selección, Pago y Evaluación de Información en Auditorías Sociales: un experimento conductual (SSRN, en revisión en MSOM), además de múltiples casos para la enseñanza en IPADE.
Ha recibido distinciones como el Premio al Estudiante Doctoral Robert N. Perloff por investigación en psicología y negocios (University of Pittsburgh), el Premio a la Excelencia Docente de la Familia Alexander por su desempeño como instructor (University of Pittsburgh) y el Premio a la Excelencia Académica al mejor promedio de su generación en la Universidad del Istmo.
Sus áreas de interés incluyen ciencias conductuales, analítica de negocios, responsabilidad social y experimentos en negocios.
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