Raúl Martínez Gutiérrez

Raúl Martínez Gutiérrez has a diverse range of work experience in various roles and organizations. Raúl is currently the Engineering Learning & Development Lead at Nexthink, where they collaborate with the People & Talent department to design and implement learning and development projects for engineers and product departments. In this role, they are responsible for developing upskilling programs, creating mentorship projects, and launching workshops and initiatives related to leadership, management, and innovation.

Prior to their current position, Raúl worked as an Innovation, Learning and Education Consultant & Project Manager for various companies, NGOs, and public administrations. Raúl served as an e-learning specialist consultant for EL PAcCTO, an organization focused on combating transnational organized crime. Raúl also worked as an innovation facilitator and trainer for social organizations and EU programs.

Raúl has also held roles in academia, serving as an Associate Professor at Charles III University of Madrid. Raúl taught courses on critical thinking, problem-solving, leadership, motivation, and decision-making.

In addition, Raúl has experience in learning and development as a Learning & Development Specialist at Savana. In this role, they prepared training plans, designed internal training programs, managed training needs, and facilitated the onboarding of new employees.

Raúl is a co-founder and manager of Time2Hack, an organization that develops hackathons and Edtech training and solutions focused on social impact and youth participation. Raúl also co-founded and served as a project manager for Ocionalia, a company specializing in project management.

Furthermore, Raúl has worked in the field of entrepreneurship and social entrepreneurship. Raúl was an entrepreneurship and SocEnt trainer and consultant for Fundación Telefónica, where they designed and developed training programs for high school students and teachers. Raúl also served as a counselor and mentor for Acción contra el Hambre.

Earlier in their career, Raúl worked as a project manager and co-founder for DESEIS sl- Deseis, a company focused on the development of educational solutions and social intervention.

Overall, Raúl Martínez Gutiérrez has extensive experience in learning and development, innovation, project management, and entrepreneurship, with a strong focus on social impact and education.

Raúl Martínez Gutiérrez has a diverse educational background. In 2023, they completed a program called "Become- Designing for Transformation" at KAOSPILOT. Prior to that, in 2020, they studied Organizational Analysis at Stanford University. In 2019, they attended The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE), where they undertook a program focused on Inequality & Social Cohesion. Also in 2019, they completed a course in Agile & Lean Methodologies for project development at MiriadaX.

In 2018, Raúl Martínez Gutiérrez participated in a course called "U.lab: Leading From the Emerging Future" at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Raúl further pursued their education in 2014 by obtaining a Master's Degree in Education and ICT (e-learning) from the Universitat Oberta de Catalunya. In the same year, they completed a program at LSE, centered around Training for the future; Schools, Universities, and National Economic Performance.

Continuing their education, Raúl Martínez Gutiérrez engaged in various short courses in 2013. These include Game Theory at Stanford University, Model Thinking at the University of Michigan, Gamification at the University of Pennsylvania, and Videogames & Learning at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

In terms of higher-level degrees, Raúl Martínez Gutiérrez pursued a Master's Degree in City Management, specializing in City Planning and Management, at Universitat Oberta de Catalunya from 2008 to 2009. Earlier in their academic journey, they completed Ph.D. courses in Sociology, specifically focused on Work, Society, Culture, and Organizations at Universidad Complutense de Madrid from 2002 to 2005.

Other educational accomplishments include a Pedagogical Aptitude Certificate (CAP) from Universidad Complutense de Madrid in 2003, as well as completing an Expert program in Lifelong Learning & Organizations at the same university in 2001. Raúl Martínez Gutiérrez's earliest recorded educational pursuit involved Geological Degree Studies at Universidad Complutense de Madrid, which they underwent from 1994 to 2002.

In terms of additional certifications, Raúl Martínez Gutiérrez obtained a Futures Thinking Specialization from the Institute for the Future in December 2021.