Jaime Ortiz is a Professor of Global Economies and Markets and Vice President of Global Affairs at the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley. He has worked for international organizations, private companies, non-governmental organizations, and universities. At the latter, he has held senior executive leadership positions with a remit to campus-wide globalization engagement. Professor Ortiz also holds visiting professorship appointments at Chinese and Welsh universities. He has been a Fulbright Scholar and an MSI Fellow with the W.K. Kellogg Foundation. Professor Ortiz’s international experience ranges from Azerbaijan to Vietnam. His teaching, research, and consulting focus is on investment decisions, growth and development, and the economics of innovation.