# Advisory Council ## expand\_more [### Daniel Pablo de la Cruz Sánchez Mata ](/people/daniel-sanchez-mata)RCC Director Harvard Associate at Harvard University (Harvard University Herbaria, Organismic and Evolutionary Department, Faculty of Arts and Sciences) Daniel Pablo de la Cruz Sánchez Mata is the Real Colegio Complutense Director and Full Professor of Botany at Universidad Complutense of Madrid where he obtained his PhD on Geobotany. He teaches Environmental Botany, Geobotany (Plant Ecology) and Medical... ![DANIEL SANCHEZ MATA](/sites/g/files/omnuum986/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/rcc/files/danielsanchezmata.jpeg?itok=tHroFBgc) [### Alberto Abadie ](/people/alberto-abadie)Professor of Economics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Alberto Abadie is Professor of Economics at Massachusetts Institute of Technology His main research areas are econometrics, labor economics, and public finance. In his research, Alberto Abadie has developed econometric methods to evaluate the effects of... ![alberto_abadie.png](/sites/g/files/omnuum986/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/rcc/files/alberto_abadie.png?itok=O_QNdfwr) [### Iñaki Ábalos ](/people/i%C3%B1aki-%C3%A1balos)Professor in Residence Professor in Residence of Architecture, Harvard Graduate School of Design Iñaki Abalos is Professor in Residence in the Department of Architecture at Harvard University’s Graduate School of Design, serving as Chair of the Department from 2013-2016 ![inaki_abalos.png](/sites/g/files/omnuum986/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/rcc/files/inaki_abalos.png?itok=U7BSrNCh) [### Pol Antràs ](/people/pol-antr%C3%A0s)Professor of Economics at the Faculty of Arts and Sciences, Harvard University Pol Antràs is Professor of Economics at Harvard University, where he has taught since 2003. ![antras.png](/sites/g/files/omnuum986/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/rcc/files/antras.png?itok=AR2VGOPY) [### Thomas B. F. Cummins ](/people/thomas-b-f-cummins)Dumbarton Oaks Professor of Pre-Columbian and Colonial Art at Harvard University Thomas Cummins is The Dumbarton Oaks Professor of the History of Pre-Columbian and Colonial Art and Chairman of the Department of the History of Art and Architecture. He has a Ph.D. from UCLA, 1988. He taught for eleven years at the University of Chicago... ![cummins.jpg](/sites/g/files/omnuum986/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/rcc/files/cummins.jpg?itok=CkBE65Ib) [### Jules L. Dienstag ](/people/jules-l-dienstag)Carl W. Walter Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School Jules L. Dienstag is the Dean for Medical Education and the Carl W. Walter Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School. Dr. Dienstag received his BA degree from Columbia College in 1968 and his MD degree from the Columbia College of Physicians and... ![dienstag.jpg](/sites/g/files/omnuum986/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/rcc/files/dienstag.jpg?itok=HBu_UV_F) [### Mark C. Elliott ](/people/jorge-i-dom%C3%ADnguez)Vice Provost for International Affairs Mark Schwartz Professor of Chinese and Inner Asian History Mark Elliott is Vice Provost of International Affairs at Harvard University and the Mark Schwartz Professor of Chinese and Inner Asian History in the Department of East Asian Languages and Civilizations and in the Department of History in the Faculty of... ![headshot](/sites/g/files/omnuum986/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/2026-01/Screenshot%202026-01-22%20at%2011.29.16%E2%80%AFAM.png?itok=CUPvaTEv) [### Mary Gaylord ](/people/mary-gaylord)Sosland Family Professor of Romance Languages and Literatures at Harvard University Mary Gaylord is Sosland Family Professor of Romance Languages and Literatures at Harvard University. She earned her A.B. from Wellesley College, A.M. from Middlebury College and a Ph.D. from Harvard University. Her research Interests include Medieval and... ![gaylord.png](/sites/g/files/omnuum986/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/rcc/files/gaylord.png?itok=Lmv_80fI) [### Guillermo Palao Moreno ](/people/guillermo-palao-moreno) Vice-Rector for Internationalization and Cooperation, University of Valencia He was born in Valencia. Full University Professor of Private International Law. Graduated in Law and Doctor in Law by the University of Valencia. He received the special award of Doctoral Studies. He has developed his research activity at the: University... ![guillermopalao](/sites/g/files/omnuum986/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/rcc/files/guillermopalaomoreno2.jpg?itok=Vl0u_Q5S) [### Eleanor G. Shore ](/people/eleanor-g-shore)Senior Consultant to the Office of Academic and Clinical Programs at Harvard Medical School Eleanor Shore is Senior Consultant to the Office of Academic and Clinical Programs at Harvard Medical School. ![shore.png](/sites/g/files/omnuum986/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/rcc/files/shore.png?itok=aQ-Pwk7P) [### Jon R. Star ](/people/john-r-star)Professor of Education, Harvard Graduate School of Education Jon Star is an educational psychologist who studies children’s learning of mathematics in middle and high school, particularly algebra. Star’s current research explores the development of flexibility in mathematical problem solving, with flexibility... ![jon-star-79295.jpg](/sites/g/files/omnuum986/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/rcc/files/jon-star-79295.jpg?itok=JmyNQmve) [### Luis M. Viceira ](/people/luis-m-viceira)Georges E. Bates Professor at Harvard Business School Senior Associate Dean for International Development Luis M. Viceira is the George E. Bates Professor at the Harvard Business School, where he teaches in the areas of investment management and capital markets to both graduate students and practitioners. ![luis_m._viceira.png](/sites/g/files/omnuum986/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/rcc/files/luis_m._viceira.png?itok=z8g4EbHt)