José Carlos Díez Gangas is a partner of venture capital LUAfund. He combines his private activity as an economics professor at the University of Alcalá where he is Director of Water Economy Forum and the Observatory of Financial Reality. He is part of the United Nations UNDP Advisory Council for Latam. He is senior advisor of AC Hotels by Marriott. José Carlos Díez Gangas is a regular contributor to national and international media and is one of the most influential economists on social media with his blog El Economista Observador, which has received the Bitacoras award and with 107,000 followers on Twitter. He has written three best sellers and has sold more than 75,000 copies.