Professor José de Jesús Francisco Lechuga Montenegro studied Economics at the National School of Economics of the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM), and holds a Master's degree in Economics from the Faculty of Production Economics of the Central School of Planning and Statistics, Warsaw, Poland. M.A. Diplome D'Etudes Approfondies, Faculty of Economics, University of Paris X-Nanterre, France. Ph.D. in Economics from the Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana (UAM)...He has been Professor of the Master's Degree in Administrative Systems at the Instituto Tecnológico Regional de Ciudad Madero, Professor of the Master's Degree in Economics and Administration of Hydrocarbons at the Escuela Superior de Ingeniería y Arquitectura del Instituto Politécnico Nacional (IPN), Visiting Professor at the Universidad de Guadalajara in the School of Economics and Professor and Researcher at the UAM Azcapotzalco Campus since 1975.

His main lines of research are Theory of Economic Development, Political Economy of Accumulation and Economic Structure of Mexico.

Author of five scientific books and coordinator of seven scientific books. Author of multiple chapters and articles in academic publications specialized in economic development and Mexican economy. Member of SNII of CONAHCyT.