She has a PhD in Management (IE Business School, Spain), an MSc in Industrial Engineering (Los Andes University, Colombia), and a BSc in Industrial Engineering (Javeriana University, Colombia). Her research interests include issues of emotions, nepotism, creativity, and wellbeing. She has taught organisational behaviour, human resource management, and creativity to executives and international MBAs, as well as to BSc and MSc students. Her research has been published in Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes, the Journal of Business Ethics, and the Journal of Vocational Behavior. Prior to her doctoral studies she worked in the banking industry and filled positions in operations, information security, and project management