Corresponding Academician
Social Sciences: PhD in Law
Date of admission: June 7, 2022
Admission speech: Dissociated (Overwhelmed). The Social Future of Humanity
Reply speech: Dr. Fermín Morales Prats, PhD in Law
DR. FRANCISCO MARCO FERNÁNDEZ
- Born in Barcelona in 1972.
UNIVERSITY DEGREES
- PhD in Law from the Autonomous University of Barcelona (2002), with the qualification of Outstanding “Cum Laude” for the doctoral thesis Private Investigation and the Right to Privacy.
- Degree in Law from the University of Barcelona (1995).
- Degree in Private Investigation from the University of Barcelona (1994).
- Master’s Degree in Corporate Law from the Barcelona Bar Association (1996).
ACADEMIC AND TEACHING ACTIVITY
- Pioneer in studies on Internet and the right to privacy since 1998.
- Director, from the age of 25, of one of the largest business intelligence groups in Spain.
- World representative for Spain of the World Association of Detectives.
- Introduced in Spain the Council of International Investigators.
- Promoter of the inclusion of the investigator figure in the Civil Procedure Law.
- Member of the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (ACFE).
PUBLICATIONS
- Author of twelve popular books, three of them number one bestsellers in Spain.
- Author of numerous writings on the right to privacy, data intelligence and the private investigation profession.
AWARDS AND HONOURS
- National Doctrine Award (2000) for the work The Monitoring of Corporate Email.
