Ignacio de la Vega

Ignacio de la Vega is Dean of EGADE Business School, Tecnológico de Monterrey. He has a proven track record as an entrepreneurial leader in academic, financial, and government sectors. Prior to joining EGADE, he served as CEO of Global Babson, an organization that integrates the Global Centers of Entrepreneurial Leadership at Babson College, where he developed innovative programs and collaborative research initiatives with a focus on entrepreneurship.

He participated in the setting up of the Prince Mohammad Bin Salaman College (MSBC), in Saudi Arabia along with Babson College, Emaar Group, Lockheed Martin, and the Crown Prince Mohamed Bin Salmán. Prior to this, Dean de la Vega was Chief Learning Officer of BBVA worldwide, where he collaborated directly with the Chairman, the CEO and the Group Executive Committee in the transformation of the corporate training model.

He was also President of the Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM), which studies trends in entrepreneurship in the world, and brings together more than 450 researchers and collaborators in 90 countries.

For twenty years, Dean de la Vega worked as a teacher, researcher, and Director at IE Business School where he led the International Center for Entrepreneurship and the Development of Business Initiatives. In recent years, he has also been an active entrepreneur and investor in several start-ups and SMEs.

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS

• Ismail, A.; Schøtt, T.; Bazargan, A.; Salaytah, B.; Kubaisi, H.; Hassen, M.; de la Vega, I.; Chabrak, N.; Annan, A.; Herrington, M.; Kew, P. (2018) Characteristics and Motives of Early-Stage Entrepreneurs in the MENA Region in Entrepreneurship Education and Research in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) pp 53-71. Springer.
• Ismail, A.; Schøtt, T.; Bazargan, A.; Salaytah, B.; Kubaisi, H.; Hassen, M.; de la Vega, I.; Chabrak, N.; Annan, A.; Herrington, M.; Kew, P. (2018) Entrepreneurial Activity in the MENA Region in Entrepreneurship Education and Research in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA). Springer.
• Coduras, A.; de la Vega, I.; Bin Salman, M. (2018) Entrepreneurial Ecosystems in Arabic Countries: A Recent Overview in Entrepreneurship Ecosystem in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA). Springer.
• Ismail, A.; Schøtt, T.; Bazargan, A.; Salaytah, B.; Kubaisi, H.; Hassen, M.; de la Vega, I.; Chabrak, N.; Annan, A.; Herrington, M.; Kew, P. (2018) Background to the MENA Region in Entrepreneurship Education and Research in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA). Springer.
• Ismail, A.; Schøtt, T.; Bazargan, A.; Salaytah, B.; Kubaisi, H.; Hassen, M.; de la Vega, I.; Chabrak, N.; Annan, A.; Herrington, M.; Kew, P. (2018) Policy Implications and Recommendations in Entrepreneurship Education and Research in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA). Springer.
• Ismail, A.; Schøtt, T.; Bazargan, A.; Salaytah, B.; Kubaisi, H.; Hassen, M.; de la Vega, I.; Chabrak, N.; Annan, A.; Herrington, M.; Kew, P. (2018) The MENA Region National Entrepreneurial Framework Conditions in Entrepreneurship Education and Research in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA). Springer.