PABLO
BURILLO NARANJO

PhD in Physical Activity and Sport Sciences from the University of Castilla-La Mancha, holder of a Master’s Degree in Sports Organization Management, and accredited as Associate Professor (“Profesor Contratado Doctor”) by ANECA, he currently serves as Associate Professor at the Universidad Europea de Madrid and Director of the MBA in Sports Entities Management and the Executive MBA in Sports Management at the Real Madrid Graduate School – Universidad Europea. Previously, he worked as academic staff and researcher at the University of Castilla-La Mancha, Camilo José Cela University, and Pablo de Olavide University. He is co-director of the research group UE-SMART (Sport Management and Research Team) at the Universidad Europea de Madrid. A specialist in sport management, he coordinates the Sport Management area and currently teaches in several national and international postgraduate programs. During the last academic year, he taught in the Official Master’s Degree in Sports Journalism at MARCA, the Master’s in Sports Marketing at Universidad Europea, the Master’s in Sports Entities Management at the Catholic University of Murcia (UCAM), the Expert Diploma in Sports Journalism at the Pontificia Universidad Católica Madre y Maestra in the Dominican Republic, the Specialist Program in Sports Marketing at APEC University in the Dominican Republic, and the Postgraduate Program in Sports Business and Marketing at the University of the Americas in Ecuador. At undergraduate level, he has taught courses in Sport Economic and Financial Management, Sport Facilities and Venues, Football Fundamentals, Analysis of the Sport and Economic Environment, Sport Planning Models, Sport and Socialization, and Physical Activity for Local Government Bodies. In the education of sport coaches (football and tennis), he has specialized in Sport Organization and Legislation, as well as Professional Structure and Development, in collaboration with the Royal Spanish Football Federation and the Royal Spanish Tennis Federation. In 2013, he received the First Prize for Excellent Teaching Practices from Camilo José Cela University. As a researcher, he has been awarded three six-year research assessment periods (“Sexenios”) recognized by the Spanish Ministry of Education, Culture and Sport. He is author/co-author of 11 books, 63 articles in indexed scientific journals, and 38 articles in national outreach journals on sport management. He has delivered 72 presentations and conference papers at national and international conferences. He has supervised seven doctoral dissertations related to sport facilities management. Through competitive public funding schemes, he has served as Principal Investigator in one national R&D project funded by the Spanish Sports Council and as collaborating researcher in two European R&D projects, two national R&D projects, and two regional R&D projects. In addition, he has led 26 applied research and consultancy projects funded by private companies, reinforcing knowledge transfer to society. He also serves as reviewer for several national and international indexed scientific journals. Alongside his teaching and research activities, he works as Match Director for LaLiga (Spanish Professional Football League).