Dr. Águeda Benito is one of the Cintana founding members, leading the academic initiatives of the Cintana Alliance. In her role, she provides guidance and support to the academic leaders globally, focusing on the quality of the students´ learning experience and their employability, as well as faculty development, research and innovation, accreditations and the enhancement of the institutional reputation, focusing on making every one of the Cintana Alliance partners a World Class University.

She comes originally from Spain, where she started working as a professor for Universidad Europea de Madrid, one of Laureate’s leading universities. She spent 17 years at UEM, serving as Rector and chairing the Laureate European Academic Committee before moving to Chicago and serving as Provost of Kendall College. Before her present role at Cintana, she was the Chief Academic Officer for Laureate Europe, Middle East, Asia and Africa.

Águeda has been a member of the boards of European University of Cyprus, Universidad Peruana de Ciencias Aplicadas (Peru) and Stamford International University (Thailand).

Her academic merits are extensive and include numerous publications, research projects, direction of PhD theses and evaluation of institutions and programs.

Alejandro Hernández earned a B.A. in Economics and a B.S. in Applied Mathematics from ITAM, and an M.A. and a Ph.D. in Economics (1989) from the University of Rochester (USA). Since 1993, he has been a member of ITAM’s Department of Economics. From 1997 to 2010 he served as ITAM’s Dean of the Division of Social Sciences and Law, and since 2010 he is the Provost. He is a member of several professional and academic associations, including the Econometric Society, where he was Chair of the Latin American Chapter from 1999 to 2003. Provost Hernandez has published scientific articles in the fields of Economic Theory and International Economics in major academic journals, including the American Economic Review and the Journal of Economic Theory. He is a Fellow of the Society for the Advancement of Economic Theory. He serves or has served as member of the Board of Directors of several companies listed in the Mexican Stock Exchange.

Prof. Dr. Pablo S. Blesa Aledo is Vice rector of International Relations at the Catholic University San Antonio de Murcia (Spain) since 2006 and Vice rector of International Relations and Communication since 2009; Dean of the Faculty of Social Sciences and Communication since March 2010, Prof. Blesa is also Director of the Master’s Program in European Studies and Human Rights and the Master’s Program in International Relations.
He studied Communication and Political Sciences and a Master’s degree in International Relations and Communication sciences at Complutense University in Madrid; a Master’s degree in International Relations bestowed by the Diplomatic School of Spain and a Master’s in International Relations and Cooperation from the International Relations Society. He continued his specialization in International Relations and Communication at the University of Ottawa (Canada) and the University of Strasbourg (France). Blesa has been visiting professor at Berkeley University California (USA), the Catholic University of Eichstätt (Germany) and Liverpool University (United Kingdom).

Since October 2016, Dr Jaime Javier Gutiérrez González has served as Vice-Rector of Research and Graduate Studies at the University of Panama. He supervises and coordinates the growth of activities related to Graduate Studies and Research, and acquires and manages funds to support Research and Innovation initiatives. Dr Jaime has 36 years of teaching and academic experience, involved in the administration of Higher Education in Panama, and
devoted to training professional mathematicians, especially in the fields of Number Theory and General Topology. Since April 2020, he has served as a Regular Professor in the University of Panama’s Department of Mathematics.

Academic background
– Bachelor’s degree in mathematics from the University of Panama
– Master of Science specializing in Pure Mathematics from the University of Panama.
– Ph.D. in Mathematics from the University of Bielefeld, Germany

Doctor of Education with specialization in Organizational Leadership; with master’s in digital Transformation and in Senior Management. Postgraduate in Operations Management. Graduated in Accounting, internationally certified in leadership and mentoring programs. With more than 25 years of management experience in the public and private sectors. She held the position of Deputy Minister in the Ministry of the Presidency in Dominican Republic from 2012 to 2020, implementing the National Emergency System (911), the Digital Republic program, the Presidential Goals Monitoring System, the Cybersecurity Strategy, and the National Cybersecurity Center, among others.
Currently serving as Executive Vice-Rector of the Universidad del Caribe, is a writer and researcher. She has published different articles in numerous academic journals and newspapers. She is the author of the book 7 Risks of Social Networks, Being Citizens in a Technological World, and co-author of the book Municipal Development, strategic factor in Mexico’s positioning in the political and social scenarios of the 21st century, among others.
Has been recognized for the Rhode Island Senate, in USA, the Chairman Leadership Awards, GTE, the Leadership Center for Latin American Women, and others.

20+ years building Value Added Reseller programs, System Integrators, and leading global sales teams in emerging markets and domestic.

Sharan C. Singh is Vice President of Strategic Partnerships at Minerva Project. He is responsible for leading the creation of Minerva’s partnership ecosystem globally with a diverse range of institutions, including governments, corporations, multilateral organizations, education institutions and NGOs. Prior to Minerva, he worked in higher education as a senior administrator for 16 years and also as a management consultant. Singh graduated with a B.A. from Whittier College with a double major in International Relations and Business. He also holds an M.A. in International Business from Nova Southeastern and an M.A. in International Administration from the University of Miami.

Sean Manley-Casimir is executive director of the 501c3 nonprofit Consortium for North American Higher Education Collaboration (CONAHEC). CONAHEC connects over 150 member higher education institutions of various sizes and profiles, all sharing interest in collaborating with North American institutions.  This includes Affiliate Member institutions headquartered outside the North American region in addition to a strong core of members in the USA, Mexico and Canada.  CONAHEC is a vehicle through which members collaborate to address humanity’s most important challenges; exchange students, faculty and staff, create virtual international partnerships and internationalize their curriculum and engagement incorporating technology and the latest pedagogical approaches.

Currently director of the Institute for Integral Wellbeing from Tecmilenio, where she served as Vice Rector of High School Education until 2017. She holds a PhD in Humanistic Studies from Tecnológico de Monterrey, and a master’s degree in Applied Positive Psychology from the University of Pennsylvania, USA.

She is also certified in Compassion Instruction by Life University, (2020) with a methodology selected by UNESCO as central to approach the goals of the United Nations Development.

She is chairwoman of the IPPA (International Positive Psychology Association) in its professional chapter of Education. Global Representative for Latin America of IPEN (International Positive Education Network) and Member of the Board of the World Happiness Foundation, which seeks to bring wellbeing to one billion people.