Jacob Escobar holds a Mechatronics Engineering degree and an MSc in Quality & Productivity with specialization in Optimization from Tec de Monterrey. He has a Master of International Finance degree from Instituto Español de Analistas Financieros and a Certified European Financial Analyst diploma from the European Federation of Financial Analysts Societies. Jacob holds a PhD in Business Administration with a Finance major from EGADE Business School and a postgraduate degree in Data Analytics by the University of Texas in San Antonio. Jacob’s work experience includes jobs at Auric Consulting, Ternium, FEMSA, MSCI, InverCap and Purpura Analytics, in areas related to portfolio and risk management, financial markets, quantitative research, data science, business intelligence, and strategic planning. Regarding his academic experience, Jacob Escobar has been a Finance Professor at both Tec and EGADE since 2015, teaching courses related to Financial Engineering, Econometrics, Business Analytics & Data Science, Risk & Portfolio Management, Derivatives, Financial Markets and Corporate Finance. He was also a guest professor at Trinity University in San Antonio in 2020. Jacob Escobar is currently the director of the Master in Business Analytics program at EGADE. Some of the Awards that Jacob has received at Tec and EGADE are: Intellectual Vitality, Service & Leadership (2019), Circle of Distinguished Professors (2020) and Teaching Excellence & Inspiring Professor (2024).