Aurelio Gurrea Martínez

Aurelio Gurrea Martínez is a professor of corporate law, financial regulation, and insolvency law at Singapore Management University and the director of the Singapore Global Restructuring Initiative. He is also the founder and director of the Ibero-American Institute for Law and Finance. He has served as a professor, researcher, or speaker at various institutions across the United States, United Kingdom, Europe, Asia, Australia, Africa, the Middle East, and Latin America, including Harvard University, Columbia University, the University of Cambridge, the University of Chicago, and Yale University. He is a lawyer, economist, and certified public accountant. He holds a PhD in Law, a Master in Law and Finance from the University of Oxford, and a Master in Law and International Legal Studies from Stanford University. Aurelio is a research member of the European Corporate Governance Institute and a member of the American Law and Economics Association, the Asian Corporate Forum, and the American Bankruptcy Institute. He also serves on the Academic Steering Committee of INSOL International, is a member of the OECD Latin American Corporate Governance Roundtable, a member of the World Bank Task Force on Insolvency and Creditor/Debtor Rights, and co-director of the global restructuring and insolvency initiative led by the University of Chicago, the University of Cambridge, Harvard University, and Singapore Management University. He has received several awards and honors, including the Cross of the Order of Saint Raymond of Peñafort awarded by the Ministry of Justice of Spain, the Talentia Scholarship granted by the Andalusian Government to pursue postgraduate studies at the University of Oxford, and the Teaching Excellence Award at Singapore Management University. In 2016, he was awarded the “Rising Star in Corporate Governance” Prize by Columbia University in New York. In 2021, he became the first non-American scholar to receive the “40 under 40” award from the American Bankruptcy Institute. In 2024, he was named “Cross-border Insolvency Academic of the Year” by Global Restructuring Review. Aurelio frequently collaborates with regulators and international organizations. He currently serves as a consultant to the World Bank and as a member of the Expert Group advising the Ministry of Justice of Singapore on matters related to insolvency work carried out by the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL). His academic work has influenced legislative reforms across Asia, Europe, and Latin America and has been cited or presented in numerous international forums and institutions, including the World Bank, the International Monetary Fund, the United Nations, the International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO), the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), the Monetary Authority of Singapore, the Superintendence of Companies of Colombia, the National Assembly of Ecuador, the Australian Treasury Department, and the United States Securities and Exchange Commission. His research focuses on the intersection of law and finance, with a particular emphasis on corporate law, corporate governance, financial regulation, and insolvency law, as well as how legal and institutional frameworks can foster entrepreneurship, innovation, business financing, and economic growth.