Dr. George (Jorge) Monray, D.B.A., M.B.A., MCIM, Fellow GAFM
Executive Profile
Dr. George (Jorge) Monray is an international business strategist, professor, researcher, and executive consultant with more than 25 years of experience helping organizations, universities, and study abroad providers improve international education, global learning, strategic decision-making, and organizational performance.
His career uniquely combines executive leadership, international entrepreneurship, top-tier HR consulting, and university education. Before entering academia, he held senior management positions at Hay Group (now Korn Ferry), where he specialized in marketing, organizational strategy, and human capital consulting for multinational organizations in Spain. This experience provides him with a practical understanding of how leadership, talent, organizational design, and international exposure create long-term competitive advantage.
Today, as Founder of Study Abroad Analytics, Dr. Monray advises universities and study abroad organizations on measuring and certifying the academic, professional, and personal outcomes of international education. His research introduces innovative methodologies that objectively assess how study abroad experiences develop global competencies, employability skills, intercultural effectiveness, and career readiness, enabling institutions to demonstrate the measurable value of their international programs.
Throughout his international career, he has founded and managed businesses in Europe and Southeast Asia while advising companies across manufacturing, consumer goods, technology, and international trade. His professional experience includes executive and consulting roles serving client organizations such as HP, YKK, Procter & Gamble, SC Johnson, Grifols, Unilever, Colgate-Palmolive, Cadbury Schweppes, Staedtler, Aviko, Kettal, and Lippo Group, among others.
Academic Leadership
Dr. Monray is Head of the Business and Economics Department at the Institute for American Universities (Barcelona Campus), where he teaches International Business, Strategic Management, and Finance to students from leading U.S. universities. He has also taught MBA and executive programs at institutions including Swiss Business School, ESADE, Universitat Pompeu Fabra, ESIC, Universidad Autónoma de Barcelona, NIDA Business School (Thailand), Kasetsart University, and Universitas Pelita Harapan (UPH) (Indonesia). His academic experience spans three continents.
Having completed IESE Business School's prestigious International Faculty Development Program, he specializes in highly interactive MBA teaching, executive education, case-method instruction, leadership development, experiential learning, and the assessment of international competencies.
Areas of Expertise
Study Abroad Assessment and Global Experience Certification
International Education and Experiential Learning
Global Competency Measurement and Employability Skills
Leadership Development and Executive Education
International Business Strategy and Global Mobility
Research on the Academic and Professional Impact of Study Abroad
Research and Thought Leadership
Dr. Monray's research focuses on helping universities and study abroad organizations understand and measure the academic, professional, and personal impact of international education. His recent work has pioneered new methodologies for evaluating competency development before and after study abroad experiences, providing objective evidence of students' growth in intercultural competence, adaptability, communication, resilience, leadership, and career readiness. He is the author of several books and peer-reviewed publications in international business, economics, education, corporate strategy, and global competitiveness, with research indexed in Scopus, Web of Science, EconLit, SSRN, RePEc, and other international databases.
Value for Universities and Study Abroad Programs
Dr. Monray helps study abroad providers and international education organizations:
Measure and certify students' international competency development.
Demonstrate the academic and professional value of study abroad experiences.
Differentiate their programs through independent, evidence-based certification.
Generate institutional reports that support accreditation and quality assurance.
Strengthen marketing with measurable student outcomes.
Enhance students' employability through internationally recognized competency certification.
Value for Universities
Universities benefit from Dr. Monray's unique combination of executive experience, academic leadership, and expertise in international education. He contributes by:
Developing internationally focused business curricula.
Teaching MBA, executive, undergraduate, and doctoral programs.
Strengthening study abroad assessment and experiential learning initiatives.
Building stronger university–industry partnerships.
Leading applied research with measurable educational impact.
Delivering executive education and faculty development programs.
Supporting institutional internationalization, quality assurance, and academic excellence.
Education
Doctor of Business Administration (D.B.A.), Swiss Business School University of Applied Sciences Institute at Zurich.
Master in Business Administration (M.B.A), dual degree at Escuela de Administracion de Empresas (Barcelona, Spain) & Nottingham Trent University (U.K.)
International Faculty Development Program, IESE Business School (Barcelona, Spain)
Postgraduate Dip. in Research Methods Applied to Management and Business (University of Bradford, (U.K), and Postgraduate Dip. International Finance (Tech University).
Graduate DipM. The Chartered Institute of Marketing (U.K.)
Fellow, Global Academy of Finance and Management (GAFM)
Languages
English, Spanish, and Catalan (native); French; Thai.
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