Ms. Corzo Santamaría holds a degree in Economics and Business Sciences from Universidad Pontificia Comillas (ICAI-ICADE), having obtained a PhD in Economics and Business Sciences from Universidad de Navarra, and, in 2003, the CFA (Chartered Financial Analyst) certification, being since then a member of CFA Spain and CFA Institute. Between 1997 and 1998, she completed a postdoctoral fellowship, specialized in the area of finance, at University of California Los Angeles (UCLA).
Subsequently, on her return to Spain, Ms. Corzo Santamaría worked for 6 years in Renta 4, Sociedad de Valores y Bolsa S.A. where she performed functions as investment and financial analyst and other functions related to the asset management, among others, management of derivatives portfolios and international investment funds.
With regards to her career as a professor, it should be noted that Ms. Corzo Santamaría worked as a collaborating lecturer in the area of finance at Instituto de Empresas, later joining the Department of Financial Management at the Faculty of Economics of Universidad Pontificia Comillas (ICAI-ICADE), where she has been teaching various subjects related to portfolio management and financial derivatives (options and futures) since 2005.
In 2017, Ms. Corzo Santamaría was appointed as Dean of the Faculty of Economics and Business Sciences of Universidad Pontificia Comillas (ICAI-ICADE), a position she continues to hold today.
In addition, since August 2018 until August 2022, Ms. Corzo Santamaría was a member of the Board of Directors of Deutsche Bank SAE, as well as of its Risk, Audit, Nominations and Remuneration Committees.
In relation to her research activities, Ms. Corzo Santamaría has collaborated in several studies related to credit and market risk, having published numerous articles in international journals such as Journal of Behavioral Finance, Journal of Asset Management, Journal of Insurance and Financial Management, Spanish Economic Review o Economic Notes.