Javier is passionate about knowledge as a leverage to the human condition. He is Professor of Knowledge Management and Knowledge-Based Development (KBD) at Tecnológico de Monterrey. There, he founded in 1992 the Center for Knowledge Systems, where he lead over 100 contracted projects and developed the Capital Systems Framework as a model of KBD. He is recognized as an international leader in Knowledge Cities. Currently he is President of the World Capital Institute and Editor of the International Journal of KBD. His research and consultancy interests are knowledge cities, capital systems, knowledge markets. Recently, he has focused on human responses to Climate Change and how this relates to Economic Culture.