Gonzalo Melián is the director and founding partner of Centro de Estudios Superiores Online de Madrid Manuel Ayau (OMMA), associated professor at IE University, visiting professor at Francisco Marroquin University, member of the Mont Pelerin Society, member of the Juan de Mariana Institute, co-founder of Puertaverde Architecture+Urbanism Studio, columnist for the newspaper ABC and member of the Real Sociedad Económica Amigos del País de Gran Canaria.
Melián has a Ph.D. in Architecture from Las Palmas de Gran Canaria University (2006) and is an Economics Ph.D. candidate at Rey Juan Carlos University. He received a Master degree in Urban Planning, Politics and Management from Carlos III de Madrid University (2005), a Master degree in Architectural Restoration from Politécnica de Madrid University (2004), a Master degree in Austrian School of Economics from Rey Juan Carlos University (2008) and a Bachelor degree in Architecture from Las Palmas de Gran Canaria University (2003). He has been recognized as Profesor Titular de Universidad, Profesor Contratado Doctor and Profesor de Universidad Privada by ANECA.
He was F.A. Hayek visiting scholar at George Mason University (2010-2011), a post-doctoral visiting researcher at Cardiff University School of City and Regional Planning (2007), an associate professor at Nebrija University (2012-2013), a member of the Researching Group in New Technologies, Architecture and Cities at Politécnica de Madrid University from (2007-2010), a pre-doctoral visiting researcher at Politécnica de Madrid University (2004-2005) and a Erasmus Scholar at Instituto Universitario di Architettura di Venezia (2002). He has received many academic scholarships and won the Viera y Clavijo (Science-Architecture) Research Award 2007.Throughout his career he has published several academic papers in various journals such as Land Use Policy, European Planning Studies or Architecture, City and Environment.
