Researcher
Juan has been a researcher at Orkestra-Basque Institute of Competitiveness since 2019. With a degree in Psychology and specialization in Consumer Psychology, he holds a PhD in Organizational and Work Psychology from the University of Valencia.
His doctoral thesis analyzed youth employability as a precursor to obtaining quality jobs. For several years, he has studied employability, labor market integration, and job quality, particularly focusing on university graduates.
Currently, his research activity focuses on education and its role in building skills and enhancing individual and regional competitiveness. He concentrates on analyzing vocational education and training (VET) systems and talent ecosystems. His findings have been disseminated through reports and applied research projects addressing key challenges, book chapters, scientific articles, conferences, training activities, international congresses, and observatories (he co-directs the VET Observatory in Spain).
He has been a professor and lecturer at various universities, forums, and institutions. Additionally, he has developed human resource management projects in the private sector.
