Andy A. Pearson is an international analyst and researcher in strategy, organizational change, and market analysis. Andy is a senior researcher at INCAE and a former visiting graduate researcher at the SC Johnson College of Business at Cornell University in the Department of Management and Organizations
Pearson was the René Morales Entrepreneurship Chair Researcher at INCAE, where he supported the creation of teaching materials for INCAE’s entrepreneurship initiatives. He was also Program Coordinator and Researcher for the Central American Healthcare Initiative. At CAHI, he oversaw innovation projects, entrepreneurship initiatives, and impact assessment strategies for more than 80 Central American initiatives in the healthcare sector, including multinational companies, local companies, and public and non-profit organizations.
He has been a consultant on data collection processes and market analysis projects, developing new business models and organizational change strategies with multinational companies of medical devices and non-profit organizations in the financial and education sector.
Throughout his academic career, Andy has published scholarly articles in health and business administration journals such as Journal of Business Ethics, Journal of Global Health, Globalization and Health, and Global Health Action. He holds a Master’s Degree in International Markets and Trade (Cum Laude) from LEAD University; and a Bachelor’s Degree in International Relations from Universidad Nacional (Costa Rica), being the Top GPA of the class.