Academic overview
Ricardo Bravo is a university professor with more than two decades of academic experience, beginning as a teaching assistant at Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú and later developing teaching responsibilities across different universities an techonoligic institutes in Peru. He currently teaches in undergraduate programs related to Engineering and Business Administration, and graduate programs in Public Management and Governance.
His teaching and academic work cover areas such as public management, governance, process and operations management, strategic management, innovation, digital transformation, project management, decision-making, negotiation, and conflict resolution. His academic approach emphasizes the integration of conceptual frameworks with professional practice, allowing students to analyze and address organizational and public-sector challenges through applied methods, case analysis, simulations, projects, and problem-solving activities.
In addition to teaching, he has participated in curriculum development, review of academic content and research lines, academic advising, evaluation of graduation projects, and the design of learning activities for undergraduate and graduate programs.
His academic interests focus on public management, organizational processes, innovation, quality management, digital transformation, decision-making, and conflict resolution, particularly in complex organizational private and public-sector environments in Peru and Latin America.
Universidad Norbert Wiener
Part-time Graduate Professor
Graduate School — Master's Program in Public Management and Governance
Current academic appointments
Universidad Privada del Norte
Part-time Undergraduate Professor
Faculty of Engineering
Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos
Part-time Undergraduate Professor
Faculty of Administration
Teaching areas
Public Management & Governance
Public Management
Public Policies
Government Modernization
Ethics and Integrity in Public Administration
Process & Operations Management
Business Process Management
Operations Management
Process Improvement
Performance Indicators
Quality & Continuous Improvement
Quality Management
Integrated Management Systems
Lean Management
Continuous Improvement
Strategy & Organizational Management
Strategic Management
Strategic Planning
Organizational Management
Innovation & Digital Transformation
Digital Transformation
Innovation Management
Information Systems
Business Models
Projects & Risk Management
Project Management
Risk Management
Quality in Projects
Decision-Making, Negotiation & Conflict Management
Decision-Making
Negotiation
Conflict Resolution
Teaching experience
Graduate Education
Universidad Norbert Wiener
Master's Program in Public Management and Governance.
Emphasis on public management, public policies, digital transformation, governance, conflict resolution, and decision-making.
Escuela Nacional de Control – Contraloría General de la República
Master's in Government Control y Second Professional Specialization.
Emphasis on public management, ethics and integrity, critical thinking, creativity and innovation.
Undegraduate Education
Universidad Privada del Norte
Faculty of Enginnering
Emphasis on process management, operations, strategy, marketing, security and health.
Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos
Faculty of Administration
Emphasis on process management.
Universidad Continental
Faculty of Administration
Emphasis on management, organizational improvement, marketing, consultancy and information management systems.
Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú
Faculty of Administration
Emphasis on marketing.
Academic experience beginning with teaching-assistant and instructional responsibilities in business administration, marketing, statistical, information management systems.
Professional devolopment and Technical Education
Additional teaching and professional education experience includes institutions such as:
Cibertec Technological Institute
Certus Technological Institute
IPAE Institute
Instituto para la Calidad — Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú
Centro de Educación Continua — Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú
Teaching has covered management, strategy, processes, quality, projects, innovation, operations, entrepreneurship, negotiation, and organizational improvement.
Academic interests
Public Management and Governance
Analysis of public organizations, governance models, institutional modernization, public policies, organizational capabilities, public value, ethics, and government performance.
Process Management and Organizational Improvement
Study and application of process management, process architecture, operational improvement, organizational efficiency, performance measurement, and continuous improvement.
Quality Management and Standardization
Academic and applied interest in quality management systems, organizational excellence, technical standards, auditing, customer satisfaction, educational organizations, and continuous improvement.
Decision-Making, Negotiation and Conflict Management
Academic and applied interest in quality management systems, organizational excellence, technical standards, auditing, customer satisfaction, educational organizations, and continuous improvement.
International academic development
Academic and professional development has included programs, courses, and specialized training offered by international universities and organizations.
Institutions include:
Stanford Center for Professional Development — United States
Universidad Internacional de La Rioja — Spain
Universitat Politècnica de València — Spain
Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona — Spain
Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia — Spain
Hasso Plattner Institute — Germany
The University of Texas at Austin — United States
Universidad Tecnológica Nacional — Argentina
Inter-American Development Bank
CAF — Development Bank of Latin America and the Caribbean
World Bank
Areas of international academic development include management, quality, operations, innovation, digital transformation, project management, knowledge management, public management, strategy, technology, and organizational improvement.
Education
Universidad Internacional de La Rioja — Spain
Master’s Degree in Operations and Quality Management
Graduate education focused on operations management, quality management, process improvement, organizational performance, and management systems.
Universidad de San Martín de Porres — Peru
Complete Graduate Studies in the Master Program of Public Management
Advanced studies related to public management, government organizations, and public-sector administration.
Universidad de Piura — Peru
Complete Graduate Studies in the Master Program of Strategic Information Technology Management
Graduate studies focused on the strategic management of information technology and its relationship with organizational management.
Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú
Licentiate in Administration
Bachelor in Administration
Academic education in management, organizations, strategy, finance, operations, marketing, and business administration.
Bachelor of Science with specialization in Industrial Engineering
Academic background integrating engineering, quantitative analysis, operations, processes, management, and organizational systems.
Academic collaboration and contact
Open to academic collaboration in graduate and undergraduate teaching, mirror classes, guest lectures, curriculum development, academic advising, international faculty collaboration, and comparative academic initiatives in Latin America.
ORCID
0009-0009-9681-815X