Luis Timms
Rector / President
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Biography
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Luis Umaña Timms joined Zamorano as the Vice President of Business and Finance in January 2020. His previous experience includes the roles of Rector and Chancellor at EAN University in Colombia, Executive Director at INCAE Business School in Costa Rica and Nicaragua, Dean at Hult International Business School in San Francisco, California, and Director of Graduate Business Programs at Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University in the Netherlands. Luis pursued his Ph.D. in Cross-Cultural Marketing at the Vrije Universiteit van Amsterdam and got his MBA from Universidad Interamericana de Costa Rica.
The newly appointed Vice President of Business and Finance shares his vision to transform Zamorano from “Latin America’s best kept secret” to an internationally renowned university.
Education
- Ph.D. (ABD) Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
- Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) Universidad de Costa Rica
- Senior Executive Program Harvard University
Companies
- Higher Education Consultant Freelance (2010)
- Vice President Business and Finance EAP Zamorano (2020 — 2021)
- Interim President / Rector Interino EAP Zamorano (2020 — 2021)
- Rector / President Universidad EAN (2018 — 2019)
- Executive Director INCAE Business School (2012 — 2017)
- Dean Hult International Business School (2009 — 2012)
- Academic Director OneMBA Program | Director MBA Programmes RSM Erasmus University (2005 — 2009)
- Director of International Programs INCAE (1997 — 2005)
- Administrative Director Intensa - Language Institute (1994 — 1997)
Skills
- Project Management
- Recruiting
- Negotiation
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English, Executive Education, Analysis, International Business, Marketing Strategy, Research, Marketing, Leadership, Organizational Development, Market Research, International Relations, Strategy, Entrepreneurship, Management, Strategic Planning, Teaching, Public Relations, Business Strategy, Management Consulting, Higher Education, Program Management
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