Villanueva-Sánchez, Carlos Alberto

Carlos Villanueva holds a Bachelor Degree in Industrial and Systems Engineering from Tecnologico de Monterrey and Master's Degrees in Information Systems and Administration, both from Tecnologico de Monterrey. Dr. Villanueva received a Ph.D. in Organizational Behavior from Tulane University in New Orleans, USA. He is a certified Ontological Coach (2006) and Senior Coach (2008) from Newfield Consulting in Seville, Spain. He has also received training in Applied Statistics from Tecnologico de Monterrey, in Quality and Productivity from the American Society for Quality in the US and JUSE in Japan, and in Interactive Management from George Mason University. Dr. Villanueva was Director of the Systems Engineering Department from 1993 to 1997, and Director of the Human Behavior Systems and Service for the Quality Center, both within the Engineering and Architecture Division of Tecnologico de Monterrey at Monterrey Campus. He was the Marketing Director for Latin America and the Extension and Continuing Education Director of Tec de Monterrey's Virtual University. From 2004 to 2006 he was the Human Resources Director of Tecnologico de Monterrey System, and from 2006 to 20013 was Virtual University's Strategic Development Director. He is currently Corporate Universities Director. Carlos Villanueva has been professor of the Industrial and Systems Engineering Department at Tecnologico de Monterrey, Monterrey Campus and guest professor in graduate programs for Tulane University, Thunderbird and the Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Peru. He has been consultant and imparted lectures in diverse topics such as Quality, Distance Education and Organizational Behavior in the USA, China, Portugal, Ecuador, Venezuela, Nicaragua, Brazil and Peru. He is currently collaborating with South Africa's government in the e-Skills Institute -Department of Communication-, in a capacity building project for supporting less favored regions. Dr. Villanueva is also a member of the World Economic Forum's Knowledge Advisory Group and the WEF's Global Agenda Council, actively representing the Tecnologico de Monterrey System and participating as a guest speaker in numerous events.