Dr. Paul Herrera has received academic training in Agricultural Economics and Business Administration and professional experience in education management. He has held various leading positions in scientific research and academic management at the national and international level. Over the last five years, Herrera has been the general Vice Chancellor (provost) of Escuela Superior Politécnica del Litoral (ESPOL) in Guayaquil-Ecuador, after being Dean of Graduate Programs (2012 and 2015). ESPOL is the only public university in Ecuador that has reached international accreditation with four different agencies and ranks second among south American countries by number of ABET accredited programs.
