Ricardo
Calleja
Lecturer of Business Ethics
• PhD in Legal and Political Philosophy, Universidad Complutense of Madrid
• PDG Program, IESE, Universidad de Navarra
• Graduate in Law, Universidad Complutense de Madrid
Prof. Calleja holds a PhD in Legal and Political Philosophy from Universidad Complutense de Madrid, where he graduated in Law. In addition, he has been Postdoctoral Research Fellow at IESE and visiting scholar at the Busch School of Business (Catholic University of America, Washington, D.C.) and the Mendoza College of Business (University of Notre Dame, Indiana). He has done three consecutive years of summer research at the NYU School of Law (New York).
Prof. Calleja has been an associate professor at the Centro Universitario Villanueva, and has taught ethics and other subjects in social philosophy at the University of Notre Dame, Holy Cross College in Universidad de Montevideo and UNIS (Guatemala), among others.
Currently he focuses his research on the development of political wisdom in business organizations and the contribution of business firms to the common good. He is also working on the moral and social responsibilities of technological disruption. He is interested in non-commercial strategies for business firms in their interaction with the socio-political context. He has recently published in scientific publications, such as, Philosophy of Management, Journal of Corporate Citizenship, Journal of Management Development and Revista de Estudios Políticos.
Prof. Calleja was director of a University Hall of Residence (Colegio Mayor) linked to the Universidad Complutense and a member of the Board of the National Association of Colegios Mayores. He frequently publishes articles in the Spanish media and is involved in civic organizations. He advises public and social institutions.
Areas of interest.
• Business and the common good
• Political wisdom in governing organizations
• Legal and socio-political environment of business
• Social and ethical implications of technological change
• Ethics of Public Leadership