Luis Miguel Beristain Hernandez

Luis Miguel Beristain Hernández is a student, practitioner and teacher of entrepreneurship, innovation and technology transfer. He has been co-founder of more than twenty companies throughout his career, supported more than six hundred entrepreneurs to realize their business vision and angel investor in twenty projects. His experience includes the chemical, textile, health services, informatics and, in recent years, medical engineering and biotechnology applied to health sectors. He has served as a leading consultant in more than 18 companies, specializing in “rescuing companies in crisis.” He has various publications in national and international refereed journals, as well as the publication of several book chapters, always with the topics of product innovation, organizational innovation, intellectual property, technology transfer, evaluation and technology valuation. He was recently appointed Director of the Eugenio Garza Lagüera Entrepreneurship Institute of the South Zone of the Tecnológico de Monterrey, an institution where for more than twenty-five years he has worked as a professor and occupied various positions in the Mexico City Region as Director of the Entrepreneurship Institute; at the Mexico City Campus as Director of the School of Medicine and Life Sciences, Director of the Science in Life Technology Park, Director of the Entrepreneurship Division, Director of the Division of Health Sciences, Director of Academic Support, Director of Liaison, and Director of Administration and Finance. He was also Division Director and General Director of the Central Campus of Veracruz. He holds a Ph.D. in Administrative Sciences from the Tecnológico de Monterrey, a Master's in Business Administration from the Pan-American Institute of Senior Business Management and a Bachelor in International Relations from the Universidad de las Américas-Puebla.

Publications

Applications of Conscious Innovation in Organizations
Jesus Enrique Portillo Pizana, Sergio Ortiz Valdes, Luis Miguel Beristain Hernandez. © 2018. 296 pages.
The ability to generate innovation and an entrepreneurial ecosystem is a vital part of any organization’s survival and durability. By approaching decisions and projects through...