PhD in Economics and degree in Law. Full Professor of Applied Economics at the University of Alcalá, where he is Dean of the Faculty of Economics, Business and Tourism (2018-), and researcher at the Institute for Economic and Social Analysis (IAES). He has been director of the ICO Foundation Chair of SME Finance in Spain and visiting professor at Harvard University, as well as consultant to several international organisations.
He has held governmental positions of responsibility in SME-oriented policies. His work focuses on firm size and behaviour and on the design and evaluation of innovation and financing policies. He has numerous publications in national and international journals and books.