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A dual Dutch-Mexican national, Fernando has over 25 years of experience in education, research, and practice, specialising in transformative climate resilience, circularity, and eco-innovation.
His expertise extends to influencing EU and international policy and navigating research and innovation ecosystems, notably around Horizon Europe projects.
Executive director of the Climate and Earth Centre of HEC Paris (Sustainability and Organizations Institute – S&O).
Associate Professor extra-ordinary at Stellenbosch University (Dept. of Industrial Engineering).
Research fellow at the University of Ferrara – UNIFE (SEEDS inter-university centre ) and Universidad de Alcala (INNOGREEN research group)
Member of the scientific board of the PhD Programme Sustainability and Wellbeing at UNIFE.
Fernando is the chairman of the advisory board of Causa Natura, the leading Mexican think-thank for climate and biodiversity policies.
Fernando holds a PhD in international economic development from the University of East Anglia, along with a BSc degree from Universidad Autónoma del Estado de México and a MPhil from UAM Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana
• Eco-innovation, circularity and business model innovation for industrial decarbonisation.
• Systems transitions & climate innovation for transformative adaptation and resilience.
To help and foster sustainable & climate resilient organisations through research and teaching in eco-innovation and circularity.