Dr. Graciela Carrillo González holds a Ph.D. in Economics from the Universitat de Barcelona (Spain, 2006) —having written the first doctoral dissertation in Spanish on Industrial Ecology—, a Master’s degree in International Economics and Politics from the Centro de Investigación y Docencia Económicas (CIDE), and a Bachelor’s degree in Agricultural Development Planning from the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM). She also completed coursework in the Doctoral Program in Ecological Economics at the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona under the coordination of Dr. Joan Martínez Alier. She holds the rank of National Researcher Level II in the Sistema Nacional de Investigadoras e Investigadores (SNII).

She serves as a Full-Time Professor (Level C) in the Department of Economic Production within the Division of Social Sciences and Humanities at the Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana Unidad Xochimilco, where she has been a faculty member since 2003, following prior academic appointments at UAM Unidad Azcapotzalco and the Universidad del Valle de México. She teaches in the undergraduate Administration program, as well as graduate programs including the Master's in Economics and Innovation Management, Master's in Sustainable Societies, and the Integrated Graduate Program in Administrative Sciences.

Her research focuses on circular economy, industrial ecology, eco-innovation, bioeconomy, business environmental management, sustainable local development, and sustainability-oriented public policies addressing resource dynamics in Latin America. Her academic output includes 90 book chapters and journal articles, twelve edited books, and the supervision of over 30 master's and doctoral theses. She has coordinated 30 public sector-sponsored projects and research initiatives with rural communities.

In university administration, she served as Head of the Department of Economic Production (2022–2026), Coordinator of the Master’s Program in Economics and Innovation Management (2014–2017), Head of the "Socio-economic Analysis and Management of Organizations" Research Group (2007–2010 and 2017–2022), and Director of the journal Administración y Organizaciones, where she currently serves as Associate Editor and Editorial Board member. Additionally, she has served on the Divisional Review Committee and the Economic-Administrative Sciences Review Committee at the General Rector's Office. She currently serves as Vice President of the Network for Research, Teaching, and Technological Innovation (RIDIT) and is a member of the Network for Innovation and Technology Transfer for Furniture Manufacturers (RITMMA) and the Mesoamerican Society for Ecological Economics (SMEE).