Fernando Lopez-Alves
Director
Fernando Lopez-Alves is Professor of Global and International Studies at the University of California, Santa Barbara, and CEO of GR Solutions. He holds a Ph.D. and an M.A. in Political Science from UCLA, as well as a Master’s degree in Philosophy.
He served as Director of the University of California Washington Center in Washington, D.C. for five years, and over the past fifteen years has founded and led research centers and think tanks across Latin America and Europe. Dr. Lopez-Alves is the author of eight academic books and fifty-six scholarly articles published in leading professional journals.
In addition, he has written more than 200 journalistic pieces in Spanish and English for various international media outlets. He divides his time between Washington, D.C. and Salamanca.
Publications & Academic Contributions
López-Alves is the author of ten academic books published by Princeton University Press, Duke University Press, Cambridge University Press, Sudamericana, Santillana, and MacMillan. In addition, he has published four monographs and over fifty peer-reviewed academic articles, along with sixty articles in printed media. He has also worked as a foreign correspondent for several renowned media outlets.
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Awards & Recognitions
López-Alves has received numerous prestigious honors, including:
- Three Fulbright Awards
- An Endowment for the Humanities Grant
- Two Fellowships from the U.S. Institute of Peace
- A Grant from the Organization of American States (OAS)
- Two UCLA Distinguished Scholar Awards
- A Fellowship from the University of London
- The University of Salamanca Distinguished Fellow Award
Leadership & Advisory Roles
López-Alves serves as an advisor and researcher for several international organizations and holds leadership positions as president, CEO, and board member of multiple organizations.
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