Eddy Antonio Castillo Montesdeoca is an Ecuadorian academic with over twenty-five years of experience in teaching, research, and professional management in public, private, and higher education institutions. He obtained his PhD in Economics and Business (Cum Laude) from the University of Santiago de Compostela, Spain (2017), holds master’s degrees in Administration (1998) and Marketing (2000) from the Tecnológico de Monterrey (ITESM), Mexico, and a Bachelor’s degree in Commercial Engineering (1993) from the Escuela Politécnica del Ejército – ESPE, Ecuador, complemented by academic and technical specializations.He currently serves as General Coordinator of the Collaborative Network for Scientific and Academic Research (CITUR Ecuador), a multidisciplinary research center based in Portugal. His trajectory includes teaching at undergraduate and postgraduate levels in universities such as ITESM (Mexico), Universidad Internacional del Ecuador, Universidad Tecnológica Equinoccial, Universidad Católica de Cuenca (Azogues), Universidad Técnica de Ambato, and Universidad de las Fuerzas Armadas ESPE. He has held positions including Program Director, Academic Coordinator, and Head of Knowledge Areas, and currently holds the rank of Profesor Principal I (Full Professor).
His research focuses on conscious tourism, consumer behavior in SMEs, marketing, and strategic economic development, with emphasis on sectors driving sustainable growth in Ecuador.
Eddy Antonio Castillo Montesdeoca is an Ecuadorian academic with over twenty-five years of experience in teaching, research, and professional management in public, private, and higher education institutions. He obtained his PhD in Economics and Business (Cum Laude) from the University of Santiago de Compostela, Spain (2017), holds master’s degrees in Administration (1998) and Marketing (2000) from the Tecnológico de Monterrey (ITESM), Mexico, and a Bachelor’s degree in Commercial Engineering (1993) from the Escuela Politécnica del Ejército – ESPE, Ecuador, complemented by academic and technical specializations.He currently serves as General Coordinator of the Collaborative Network for Scientific and Academic Research (CITUR Ecuador), a multidisciplinary research center based in Portugal. His trajectory includes teaching at undergraduate and postgraduate levels in universities such as ITESM (Mexico), Universidad Internacional del Ecuador, Universidad Tecnológica Equinoccial, Universidad Católica de Cuenca (Azogues), Universidad Técnica de Ambato, and Universidad de las Fuerzas Armadas ESPE. He has held positions including Program Director, Academic Coordinator, and Head of Knowledge Areas, and currently holds the rank of Profesor Principal I (Full Professor).
His research focuses on conscious tourism, consumer behavior in SMEs, marketing, and strategic economic development, with emphasis on sectors driving sustainable growth in Ecuador.