I am an Ecuadorian researcher and university professor specializing in corporate finance, business performance, and applied quantitative research. My research focuses on understanding the financial and structural factors that shape firm performance, growth, survival, and failure, particularly among MSMEs and firms operating in emerging economies. My research interests include corporate finance, financial performance, capital structure, business dynamics, entrepreneurship, and the application of econometric, machine learning, and data analytics techniques to firm-level data. I am particularly interested in transforming large administrative and financial datasets into empirical evidence that contributes to understanding business behavior and supports evidence-based decision-making. My work has primarily examined Ecuadorian firms across different economic sectors, while increasingly exploring broader questions relevant to Latin America and emerging economies. I am committed to developing rigorous, data-driven research and fostering academic collaboration with researchers and institutions at the national and international levels.