Julio Riutort

Julio Riutort is a professor of finance and the Academic Director of the Executive MBA at the Business School of Universidad Adolfo Ibáñez. His career combines an outstanding academic trajectory with active professional involvement as a consultant and advisor. His research focuses on corporate finance, studying the factors that determine firms’ ability to invest and raise capital, as well as the influence of regulatory and institutional environments on their decisions. He has published his work in leading academic journals in finance and economics, such as the American Economic Journal: Applied Economics and the Journal of Corporate Finance, among others. His current research projects explore topics such as bankruptcy law reform and the efficiency of insolvency resolution processes in Latin America. Professionally, he is an active consultant and expert witness in economic and financial matters, with a strong focus on financial restructuring, business valuation, and cost of capital. He serves as an expert advisor in restructuring and financing cases at Fix Partners and is a board member of the Chilean chapter of the Turnaround Management Association (TMA). Julio holds a degree in Economics from Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, a Master’s in Business Law from Universidad Adolfo Ibáñez, and a PhD in Finance from The University of Texas at Austin.