Fernando M. Amigo is IMDEA Social Sciences General Manager. He holds an ABD in Insurance Sciences and Business Administration (Universidad Pontificia de Salamanca, 2006), a Master of Science in Management (University of Massachusetts, 1989), an ABD in Romance Languages (University of Massachusetts, 1989), a Master of Arts in Romance Languages (University of Georgia, 1986), an MBA (Instituto de Empresa, 1984), a Degree in International Business (London Business School, 1984), and a Licenciatura in Economics and Business Administration from Universidad de Santiago de Compostela (1982). Over the last 18 years, Fernando has worked extensively as a Management Consultant for Price Waterhouse, Andersen Consulting, Accenture, Atlante Europraxis, and Transfer Management Services. He has advised top national and multinational organizations in a variety of sectors (including pharmaceuticals, transportation, infrastructures, retailing, regional and local Administration, and insurance) on such matters as general management, business strategy, risk assessment, market evaluation, joint venture structuring, mergers and acquisitions, regional and local development, and training and professional development, among others. Besides the advising of clients, he held management responsibilities dealing with leadership, and market & product development. He has also been CEO of Professional Training, a leading Spanish in-company training firm, and in 2005 he became a Commissioned Consultant of the European Union for the Study of the Informal Economy in Ecuador. Fernando has always maintained a keen interest in academics and teaching. He has lectured at Spanish and US universities, MBA programs and professional meetings. He is currently teaching Marketing Strategy, Strategic Planning, and Entrepreneurship at Universidad Pontificia de Salamanca and Universidad Carlos III de Madrid, and collaborates with the Strategy Department at Instituto de Empresa. He is working on a dissertation on Insurance Science and has contributed articles to such professional outlays as The Harvard-Deusto Business Review, Economistas and Actas Riesgo. Fernando lives in Madrid with his wife, Ana, and their two children, Alejandro and Virginia. He enjoys music, films, literature, and rather light squash, cycling and swimming.