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Quoting one of her colleagues: "Africa Ariño (AA) has many talents; among them, her humble attitude which often surprises people as they discover her many talents". Her students talk about her with enthusiasm, and her mentoring has made many of them enthusiasts in their chosen fields. Her career is one of the most productive in research, and, as a consequence, her work has become referenced constantly in the field of strategic alliance management, a subject that she has promoted through her many publications in leading academic journals. Her participation on different boards of professional organizations has made her a household name in the field of strategic management and among European management scholars.
Presently, she is a Professor in the Strategic Management Department at IESE Business School, University of Navarra (Spain) where she has worked for many years. Among the many different positions that Africa has held are those of Deputy Dean for Faculty and Director of the PhD Program. Presently, Africa Ariño is the Academic Director of the Research Centre on Globalization and Strategy at IESE Business School. She is the Associate Editor of the Academy of Management Discoveries and Global Strategy Journal and serves, or has served, as a member of the editorial board of, among other publications, the Strategic Management Journal, the Journal of International Business Studies, the Journal of Management, and the European Management Review.
She has taken part in diverse consulting projects on matters related to strategic management, including the formulation and implementation of strategic plans and the management and governance of bodies; the design of strategic alliances; and issues particular to family-owned businesses. In 2014, Dr Ariño spent half a year visiting Lagos Business School (Lagos, Nigeria) and Strathmore Business School (Nairobi, Kenya). Currently, she is working on a project entitled, "Internationalizing in Africa and from Africa". She comments regularly on African business and social issues in her blog "Africa from Africa" ( http://blog.iese.edu/africa /).
Her participation in meetings of the Iberoamerican Academy of Management is always welcomed and expected with anticipation. She has been a member of our organization since its foundation and has participated in many of our meetings. Her presence and contributions are always welcome.
We want to thank Africa for giving up part of her...