Carla Fernandez Corrales

Biography

Professor Carla Fernández Corrales obtained her Ph.D. in Business Administration with a concentration in Information Systems from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. In addition, she completed undergraduate studies in Industrial Engineering and obtained with honors an Academic Master's Degree in Computing, both from the University of Costa Rica. She was awarded a Fulbright scholarship from the Department of State of the United States of America.

Dr. Fernández Corrales' research focuses on the study of technology management and innovation through machine learning methods. Her teaching and consulting interests focus on the strategic use of information technologies, data science, and agile methodologies.

As a consultant, lecturer and TEDx speaker, Professor Fernández Corrales stands out for her ability to communicate highly specialized knowledge about technology to non-technical audiences, establishing connections with the value proposition, strategy and risk analysis in organizations.

Passionate about innovation and the digital transformation of higher education, she has also held various academic leadership positions, including Director of Educational Technologies (METICS) at the University of Costa Rica, Director of Learning Innovation at INCAE Executive Education and Academic Director of the INCAE Business School MBA programs.