Dr. Marco Jaso earned his Bachelor’s degree in Economics and his Master’s in Economics and Management of Technological Change at the Xochimilco Campus of the Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana (UAM). He completed his Ph.D. in Science, Technology, and Innovation Policy at the University of Manchester in the United Kingdom.

Before starting his academic career, he worked at the Ministry of Labor and Social Welfare as a project evaluator and at the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, and Social Development as Deputy Director of Market Analysis.

Since 2007, he has served as a faculty member at UAM’s Cuajimalpa Campus, where he has developed research lines in:

a) Sectoral innovation systems and the role of intermediary organizations.
b) Governance of science, technology, and innovation in Mexico.
c) Management of technological change and university–industry linkages.
d) Scientific and technological foresight.

His research has delved into technological sectors such as medicinal plants and phytopharmaceuticals, as well as plastics, particularly bio-based and biodegradable plastics.

Since 2009, he has focused on sustainable transitions using foresight and futures studies methodologies. As a member of the UNESCO-UAM Chair in Futures Studies, he currently promotes workshops to strengthen futures literacy among diverse social actors, applying a “grassroots foresight” approach.

As an educator, he has taught courses in the Economics undergraduate program at the Xochimilco Campus, the Business Administration program at the Cuajimalpa Campus, and the graduate programs in Social Sciences and Humanities at both campuses. His courses address topics such as Institutional Economics, Technological Change Management, Innovation Networks, Creativity, and Foresight. In these programs, he has supervised numerous final projects, research reports, and doctoral theses in his areas of expertise.

Some of his recent publications include: Anticipating Zero Plastics Futures in Urban Contexts in Mexico (2025), a chapter in the book Cities as Anticipatory Systems (Springer); and the article “Análisis metodológico de los estudios prospectivos que exploran el futuro de la bioeconomía,” published in Nova Scientia (2021).