Ricardo Úbeda is the Academic Associate Dean of EGADE Business School. He has experience in educational institutions in Europe, Latin America, and the United States. His fields of activity include financial analysis, business modeling, and management control systems, and supply organization design, among others. In this context, Ricardo has advised more than 50 SMEs and multinational companies in Spain, Chile, Colombia, China, the United States, Peru, and France; including Claro, Entel, Salfacorp, Celima, Minera Pelambres, Larraín Vial, Aramark, Banco Santander, among others. In academia, his areas of research focus on sourcing and management control issues, and he is the author of more than 15 articles in leading academic journals.