Carlos Alvarez Iglesias holds an MSc in Market Research and Strategic Marketing from the Institut d’Études Politiques Paris and BSc in Business Administration, from Georgetown University. Marketing Director for a group of Spanish companies specializing on Innovation Management and Technology Commercialization: KIM (Barcelona), MRI International (Madrid), and Knowledge Investors (Vigo). Worked in strategy, management, and technology consulting for a few years, and now he helps research institutions, businesses, investors and government agencies improve the return on their investments in innovation.