Decolonising the cultural policy and management curriculum

Javier J. Hernández Acosta has a doctoral degree in business management and development, as well as an M.B.A in international business. For four years, he was director of the Department of Business Administration at Sagrado Corazón University. He is the author of the books titled Emprendimiento Creativo and La Ruta Emprendedora. He has been a consultant on cultural policies and creative industries for multiple cities and international organizations. He was the principal investigator of the World Values Survey for Puerto Rico and co-author of the 2015 Puerto Rico Innovation Survey. He has been a presenter in conferences on cultural policies and creative economy in over 15 countries, and published multiple articles and chapters in academic books and magazines. He is the founder of Inversión Cultural and the Centro de Economía Creativa, non-profit entities that promote creative industries in Puerto Rico.