Daniel Lacalle is PhD in Economics, Chief Economist at Tressis S.V., professor of Global Economics at IE and IEB and investment fund manager. He holds a degree in Business Administration from the Universidad Autónoma de Madrid and a PhD Cum Laude from the Universidad Católica de Valencia. He holds a CIIA international financial analyst degree and a postgraduate degree from IESE, University of Navarra.

He is President of the Mises Hispanic Institute, member of the Advisory Board of the Rafael del Pino Foundation and of ORFIN. He is also a member of the Academic Council of the International Freedom Foundation (IFF). His career in portfolio management and investment began at the hedge fund Citadel and continued at Ecofin Ltd. and PIMCO, in the US and London.

He is ranked number 5 in the Richtopia 2020 ranking of the world's most influential economists. He has been voted for five consecutive years among the top three managers in the Extel Survey, the Thompson Reuters ranking in the general strategy, oil and power categories.

He writes a weekly column for El Español, and contributes monthly to CNBC and Bloomberg TV, as well as Antena 3, Cuatro, Telecinco, BBN Times, World Economic Forum, Hedge Eye, Epoch Times and Mises Wire, among others.

Daniel Lacalle is the author of books on economics translated into several languages, including: "We the Markets", "Journey to Economic Freedom", "The Great Trap", "Freedom or Equality", and the latest, "Make Your Money Grow" (Deusto, 2022).

Featured programmes and seminars

  • Harvard Course in Law and Economics

    Start date: 02/10/2023

    The aim of this programme is to provide an up-to-date overview of some of the relevant issues in the field of economic analysis of law.

  • Online course Competition in markets

    Start date: Open

    Introduction to the essential elements shaping competition policy and discussion of the principles and instruments of competition policy.

  • Online course Liberalism, a philosophy in danger

    Start date: Open

    Why are so many obstacles confronting liberalism, so implacable the enemies it has to contend with, and so soft the allies it can hardly count on?

  • Ethics of Artificial Intelligence. Carissa Veliz

    Start date: Coming soon

    This course will help us understand the "digital reality" we live in. A practical and constructive approach, offering possible solutions to the ethical challenges generated by AI.