María Gabriela González Lucha
Dean of Business and Economics
ESEN Business School
El Salvador
ggonzalez@esen.edu.sv
Gabriela González Lucha Dean of Business and Economics, ESEN Gabriela is an economist with a Master’s in
Innovation from the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile and a Master’s in Behavioural Science from the London
School of Economics and Political Science (LSE), where she studied as a Chevening Scholar. She currently serves as
Dean of Business and Economics at ESEN, where she leads academic strategy, coordinates the faculty, and promotes
innovation in teaching and learning. Her work focuses on driving social transformation through behavioural science,
education, and entrepreneurship. Gabriela has held leadership roles in multilateral organizations and the private sector,
including serving as Head of Exploration at the UNDP Accelerator Lab in El Salvador and leading the Corporate Social
Responsibility department at Davivienda Bank. She is also an alumna of Babson College’s Symposium for
Entrepreneurship Educators and the IVLP Women in Entrepreneurship program by the U.S. Department of State.
ESEN is a young business school, and thanks to our academic excellence, we have managed to position ourselves as
a benchmark in the Central American region. We are currently working to create a University Innovation Center that will
boost the innovation ecosystem in the region. As Dean of Business and Economics, I am leading this initiative.
Participating in this conference is the perfect opportunity to learn firsthand about top-level innovation centers and similar
initiatives, as well as to establish connections with potential strategic partners.
