Marta Domínguez Blázquez

Technology industry analyst, formerly SW engineer. Business schools professor. Innovation researcher, Telecom engineer and self-taught Artist. She is a consultant to fast growing start-ups and large companies that want to grow digital-based markets. Before turning to consulting she made a career in the telecom industry working for multinational companies in Belgium, Uk, The Netherlands and Spain. Her articles about innovation and startups have appeared in Harvard Deusto Business Review and Innovation Management. She has also been a judge in entrepreneurship & innovation programs such as Global competition Diamond Challenge.

CORPORATE EXPERIENCE

• Independent consultant, I-Thread Consulting, Spain, 2005 – Present

• Strategy advisor, Sonar Ventures, Spain, 2013 – 2017

• Executive at Vodafone Global Product & Marketing, Spain, UK & Germany, Vodafone, 2001 – 2005

• Team Leader, System Integration, Lucent Technologies, Bell-Labs Innovation, The Netherlands, 1997 – 2000

• Software engineer, Alcatel, Spain and Belgium, 1993 – 1997

ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE

• Adjunct Professor of Technology and Innovation, IE University, Spain, 2008 – Present

• Adjunct Professor of Technology and digital business, ICEX/UIMP University, Spain, 2011 – Present

• Tutor of International Business and global startups, Master´s project, ICEX/UIMP University, Spain, 2013 – Present

ACADEMIC BACKGROUND

• Phd candidate on business innovation

• AMP program at IE Business School, Spain, 2008

• MSc in Telecom Engineering, Polytechnic University of Madrid (UPM), Spain, 1994