Authorities | Universidad del Pacífico

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Government

Felipe Portocarrero

President

Full professor and researcher at Universidad del Pacífico. He has a Ph.D. in Sociology from the University of Oxford, a Master’s in Sociology with a major in Population and a Bachelor’s in Social Sciences with a major in Sociology from Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú. He has been President, Director of the Research Center and President of the University Press at Universidad del Pacífico.

Arlette Beltran

Vice President for Research

Full professor of the Department of Economics at Universidad del Pacífico and member of the Research Center of this university. She has a Ph.D. in Economics from Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú, a Master of Arts in Economics from Georgetown University and a Licenciatura (Professional license) in Economics from Universidad del Pacífico. She has been Dean and Associate Dean of the School of Economics and Finance, and Head of the Department of Economics at Universidad del Pacífico.

Martha Chávez

Academic Vice President

Full professor in the Department of Accounting at Universidad del Pacífico and member of the Research Center of this university. She has a Ph.D. in Accounting and Business Studies from Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, a Master’s in Administration and a Licenciatura (Professional license) in Accounting from Universidad del Pacífico. She has been Dean of the School of Business, Associate Dean of Accounting and Head of the Department of Accounting at Universidad del Pacífico

Luis Agusti

Secretary General

Part-time professor in the Academic Department of Humanities attached to the School of Business Sciences at Universidad del Pacífico. He holds a Master's degree in Peruvian and Latin-American Art from Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos and a Bachelor's degree in Management from Universidad del Pacífico.

Elsa Del Castillo

General Director of the Graduate School

Dr. del Castillo is a Full Professor in the Academic Department of Administration, General Director of the Graduate School, and a Member of the Research Center at the Universidad del Pacífico. She holds a PhD in Economic and Business Sciences from the Universidad de Deusto (Spain), a Master's Degree in Business Administration from the Instituto de Empresa (Spain), and a Licentiate (professional license) in Business Administration from the Universidad del Pacífico.

Miguel Bravo

Chief Administrative Officer

Professor of the Graduate School, at the Center for Executive Education and in the Academic Department of Accounting at Universidad del Pacífico. He holds a Master's degree in Finance, a degree in Management and in Accounting from Universidad del Pacífico.
Faculties and Degrees

Juan Francisco Castro

Dean of the School of Economics and Finance

Associate Professor in the Academic Department of Economics and researcher at the Research Center (CIUP). He holds a degree in Economics from Universidad del Pacífico. He holds an M.Sc. in Economics from the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) and a D.Phil. (Ph.D.) in International Development from the University of Oxford (England).

Karen Weinberger

Dean of the School of Business

Dean of the School of Business, full professor in the Department of Business Administration at Universidad del Pacífico, researcher and consultant at the Research Center (CIUP as in the Spanish acronym). She holds a Doctoral degree in Strategic Management with a major in Business Management and Sustainability from Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú, a Master's Degree in Business Administration from Universidad del Pacífico, and a Diploma of Advanced Studies (DEA) in Economics and Business Administration from Universidad de Deusto (Spain). She holds a Licenciatura in Business Administration from Universidad del Pacífico.

Oscar de Azambuja

Dean of the School of Engineering

Associate Professor of the Department of Engineering at Universidad del Pacífico. Master´s degree in Strategic management from Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú and an MBA with specialization in Strategic Management from Maastricht School of Management (Holland)

Carla Mares

Dean of the Law School

Dean of the Law School, associate professor attached to the Department of Law and researcher at Universidad del Pacífico Research Center. She holds a doctorate in Law from Universidad de Navarra (Spain) and from Università di Bologna (Italy). She also holds a Licenciatura in Law from Universidad de Piura (Peru).

Humberto Zúñiga

Associate Dean of Law

Professor in the Department of Law and Researcher at the Universidad del Pacífico Research Center (CIUP as in the Spanish acronym). Peruvian and Australian lawyer (Australian Lawyer and Officer of the Supreme Court of Victoria); with Master's and Doctorate in Law (Universities of Amsterdam and Edinburgh, respectively). Solicitor for the Supreme Court of the State of Queensland (Australia) between the years 2018 to 2020.

Martín Hernani

Associate Dean of Marketing

Professor and researcher at Universidad del Pacífico Academic Department of Marketing and International Business. He holds a DSc in Business Management with a major in Marketing from Universidade de São Paulo (Brazil) and an MBA majoring in Marketing Management from Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul School of Administration (Brazil). He also holds a Licentiate Title in Science with a major in Business Management from Universidad de Piura (Peru).

María Ángela Prialé

Associate Dean of Business Administration

Associate Professor of the Department of Business Administration at Universidad del Pacífico and researcher at Universidad del Pacífico Research Center (CIUP as in the Spanish acronym). She holds a Master's degree in Development and International Aid from Instituto Complutense de Estudios Internacionales of Universidad Complutense de Madrid (Spain) and a Licenciatura (professional license) in Business Administration from Universidad del Pacífico.

María Isabel Quevedo

Associate Dean of Accounting

Full Professor of the Department of Accounting at Universidad del Pacífico. She holds a Doctorate in Accounting and Business Sciences from Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, a Master's degree in Administration and a Licenciatura (professional license) in Accounting from Universidad del Pacífico.

Óscar Malca

Associate Dean of International Business

Associate Professor in the Department of Marketing and International Business at Universidad del Pacífico Research Center (CIUP). He is a Ph.D. in Economics and Business Administration from Universidad de Deusto (Spain) and an economist from Universidad San Martín de Porres.

Pablo Lavado

Associate Dean of Economic

Associate Professor of the Department of Economics and Associate Dean of Economics at Universidad del Pacífico. He holds a Doctorate in Economics and a Master's Degree in Economics and Finance from the Centro de Estudios Monetarios y Financieros CEMFI (Spain), as well as a Licenciatura (professional license) in Economics from Universidad del Pacífico.

Vicente León

Associate Dean of Finance

Professor in the Academic Department of Finance and researcher at Universidad del Pacífico Research Center (CIUP). He holds an MBA in Finance from Columbia University (USA) and a B.A. in History from Georgetown University (USA).

Walter Aliaga

Associate Dean of Information Engineering

Professor of the Department of Engineering and researcher at Universidad del Pacífico. He is a Doctor in Computer Science from the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Master in Electrical Engineering from the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro and Electronic Engineer from Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú.

Ana Luna

Associate Dean of Business Engineering.

Full-time professor of the Department of Engineering at Universidad del Pacífico and researcher at CIUP. She holds a Doctorate and a Licenciatura (professional license) in Physical Sciences from Universidad de Buenos Aires (UBA-Argentina).
Academic Departments

Rosa María Fuchs

Head of the Department of Business Administration

Associate Professor of the Department of Business Administration at Universidad del Pacífico. She holds a Doctorate in Business Administration and a Master's Degree in Research in Administrative Sciences from Universidad ESAN; she also holds an International MBA from Instituto de Empresa (Spain) and a Licenciatura (professional license) in Business Administration from Universidad del Pacífico.

Lorena Ramirez

Head of the Department of Law

Dr. Ramirez is a Professor and Head of the Academic Department of Law, as well as a Member of the Research Center at the Universidad del Pacífico. She holds a Doctorate in Law from the Universidad de La Coruña (Spain), along with a Licentiate (professional license) and a Bachelors Degree in Law from the Universidad de Piura (Peru). She is a Fellow of the Mapfre Estudios Foundation.

David Mayorga

Head of the Department of Marketing and International Business

Full professor of the Department of Marketing and International Business. He holds a Ph.D. in Administration from HEC Montréal (Canada), an MBA from the University of Pittsburgh (United States) and a Licenciatura (professional license) in Business Administration from Universidad del Pacífico.

Paula Muñoz

Head of the Department of Social and Political Sciences

Associate Professor of the Department of Social and Political Sciences at Universidad del Pacífico and researcher at CIUP. She holds a Ph.D. and M.A. in Political Science (Government) from the University of Texas in Austin (USA), and a Bachelor's degree in Social Sciences with a major in Sociology from Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú.

Martina Vinatea

Head of the Department of Humanities

Senior professor at the Academic Department of Humanities, attached to the School of Business Sciences. Holds a Ph.D. in Hispanic Philology from UNED (Spain) and a Licentiate Title in Linguistics and Literature with a major in Hispanic literatures from Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú.

Christian Libaque

Head of the Academic Department of Engineering

Dr. Libaque is a Full Professor, Head of the Academic Department of Engineering, and Member of the Research Center at the Universidad del Pacífico. He holds a Ph.D. and Master's Degree in Information Technology Management from the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST; South Korea), as well as a Licentiate in Telecommunications Engineering from the Universidad Nacional de Ingeniería (UNI; Peru).

Diego Winkelried

Head Department of Finance

Associate professor and Head of the Academic Department of Finance at Universidad del Pacífico. He holds a licentiate’s degree in Economics from Universidad del Pacífico, and a master´s and PhD in Economics from the University of Cambridge (UK).

Eduardo Rivero

Head of the Department of Accounting

Full professor, chair of the Department of Accounting and member of the Universidad del Pacífico Research Center. He holds a doctorate in Accounting and Business Administration from Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, a licenciatura in Accounting, and a licenciatura in Administration from Universidad del Pacífico.

Francisco Galarza

Head of the Department of Economics

Dr. Galarza is a Full Professor, Head of the Academic Department of Economics, and a Member of the Research Center at the Universidad del Pacífico. He holds a Ph.D. in Agricultural and Applied Economics from the University of Wisconsin-Madison (United States), and a Licentiate (professional license) in Economics from the Universidad del Pacífico.
Research and Centers

Joanna Kámiche

Director of the Research Center

Associate Professor of the Department of Economics attached to the School of Economics and Finance, and member of Universidad del Pacifico Research Center. She holds a PhD in Agricultural and Resource Economics from the University of Connecticut (USA), a Master's degree in Environmental and Natural Resource Economics from Universidad de Los Andes (Colombia) and The University of Maryland (USA), and a Licenciatura (professional license) in Economics from Universidad del Pacífico.

Norberto Hosaka

Director of the Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation

Professor of the Department of Accounting and researcher at CIUP. Master's Degree in People Management from Universidad del Pacífico and Licenciatura in Accounting from the same University. He has been President of the Peruvian-Japanese Association and is currently a member of the Advisory Board of the same association. In the entrepreneurial field, he has experience in the development and management of ventures in the gastronomic and tourism sectors.

Cynthia Sanborn

Director of the Center for China and Asia-Pacific Studies

Full Professor of the Department of Social and Political Sciences at Universidad del Pacífico. She has been Vice President for Research, Director of the CIUP (Universidad del Pacífico Research Center) and Chair of the Department of Social and Political Sciences at UP. She has published several books and articles on Chinese companies' investments in extractive sectors. She holds a Ph.D. and M.A. in Government from Harvard University, and a B.A. in Political Science from the University of Chicago.

Matilde Schwalb

Director of the Center for Ethics and Sustainable management

Main professor in the Academic Department of Management at Universidad del Pacífico. She holds a Ph.D. in Economics and Management from Universidad de Deusto (Spain), a Master of Business Administration with a major in Marketing and International Business from the University of Miami (USA), and a degree in Management from Universidad del Pacífico.

Gonzalo Delgado

Director of the Center for Mining and Sustainability Studies

Director of Universidad del Pacífico Center for Studies in Mining and Sustainability (CEMS as in the Spanish acronym). He holds a Master's Degree in Public Administration from Harvard University and a Bachelor of Arts in Anthropology from George Washington University.

Sergio Llusera

Director of the Cultural Center

He holds a Master’s degree in Arts Practice and Visual Culture from Universidad Alcalá de Henares (Spain), in collaboration with the Reina Sofia National Museum in Madrid (Spain); he also holds a Master’s degree in Cultural Management from Universidad Internacional de Cataluña in Barcelona (Spain); and a Bachelor’s degree in Management from Universidad del Pacífico.