David Lopez

David Lopez is adjunct Professor in operations and technology at IE Business School. David’s research interests lie primarily in AI and data science as enablers of innovation in business and society. He holds a PhD in Computer Science and Executive MBA from the Technical University of Madrid and IE Business School respectively.

Prior to joining academia he worked for Vivendi, IBM Global Services, Sky and more recently for KPMG managing the data analytics unit in Madrid. He has advised both private companies and public bodies including the Spanish agency for donation and organ transplant, Popular Bank, Santander Bank, INDITEX, SACYR, ZOETIS and CENTRICA.

David has been an invaluable member of the INDEX team, and Lecturer in Digital Economy at the University of Exeter Business School.