Scientia is a premier consulting firm delivering rigorous, science-driven solutions tailored to the complex challenges confronting organizations. We empower our clients to make informed decisions and achieve strategic excellence, while navigating the evolving landscape. Founded by distinguished academics and former business executives, Scientia is grounded in both academic rigor and practical leadership experience.
Unmatched Academic and Leadership Expertise
Scientia's consultants are Ph.D.-trained social scientists from world-class universities and hard-core engineers with outstanding track-records. Our team members are not only renowned scholars in their fields but also accomplished practitioners with high-level leadership experience in higher education, government and industry. This unique scholar-practitioner blend ensures that our guidance is both theoretically sound and pragmatically effective, delivering the caliber of insight demanded by top-tier clients.
Strategic Guidance and talent development
Scientia specializes in high-level advisory services, including talent development, comprehensive research studies, strategic planning support for all kinds of organizations. We also offer custom-made knowledge acquisition and learning experiences for senior managers, and staff according to our client's request.
Rigorous, Science-Driven Methodology
At the core of Scientia’s approach is a commitment to scientific rigor and innovation. We leverage advanced psychometric analysis, robust qualitative and quantitative research methods, effective knowledge management practices, and the latest advances in generative AI to conduct our studies and inform our recommendations. By grounding every project in data-driven research and interdisciplinary analysis, we deliver solutions that are empirically validated and precisely tailored to our clients’ needs.
Innovative Solutions and Measurable Impact
Scientia’s consultants track record of success is built on close collaboration with clients and a relentless focus on results. We pride ourselves on delivering innovative yet practical solutions that lead to measurable improvements and tangible outcomes. Our team has guided projects of national and international significance, demonstrating an ability to confront complex issues and drive sustainable change. Partnering with Scientia enables your organization to harness the full potential of science-driven consulting excellence.
Dr. Cristóbal Rodríguez Montoya, Ph.D.
Our founder and managing partner is an expert in Knowledge Management and Artificial Intelligence in Higher Education. He holds Ph.D. degrees from both the Universitat de Barcelona (ES) and the Universidad Simón Bolívar (VE), a graduate degree in Technology & Engineering Management and a degree in Business Administration from Boston University. He also completed the Advanced Management Program at INSEAD Business School (FR) and the Leaders of Learning program at Harvard University. He has over four decades of executive leadership experience across the technology, telecommunications, and energy sectors in Latin America and Europe. He also serves as Professor-Researcher at the Pontificia Universidad Católica Madre y Maestra (DO), where he teaches Strategic Management and Organizational Behavior. Has authored numerous articles published in journals from Springer Nature, Emerald and Taylor & Francis, on topics related to knowledge management, artificial intelligence and higher education, and environmental economics, among others.
Dr. Luis Eduardo Garrido, Ph.D.
Our co-founder is an accomplished professor, researcher, and consultant who connects systematic statistical evaluation with impactful academic and applied inquiry in the behavioral sciences. He serves as a Full-time Professor-Researcher at the Pontificia Universidad Católica Madre y Maestra (DO). Dr. Garrido holds Master's and a Ph.D. in Methodologies of the Behavioral and Health Sciences (Cum Laude) from the Universidad Autónoma de Madrid. He also holds a degree in Clinical Psychology (Summa Cum Laude) from the Universidad Iberoamericana, and a degree in Civil Engineering (Summa Cum Laude) from the Instituto Tecnológico de Santo Domingo. His career has spanned the Dominican Republic, Spain, and the United States.
His extensive experience spans both academia and government. He has held senior roles within the Ministry of Education of the Dominican Republic, including as Director of Accreditation and Director of the Department of Testing and Evaluation of the Teaching Profession. His career includes contributing to a USD $20 million USAID-funded educational excellence project as a Database Manager and Methodological Advisor and leading a government-funded Big Data mining research project. He has also served as an Associate Researcher with the University of Virginia. He has authored numerous authoritative articles in peer-reviewed journals on topics related to latent variable methods, psychometric models, dimensionality assessment, the construction and validation of psychological tests, and large language models.
Ing. Guillermo van der Linde, M.B.A.
Our co-founder and principal, is an accomplished professor, researcher, and consultant with six decades of experience as a senior executive and consultant with a track-record in strategic management, new businesses and entrepreneurship, and green and sustainable business development. He earned his MBA from the Pontificia Universidad Católica Madre y Maestra (PUCMM) and a degree in Industrial Engineering from Western Michigan University. A former Dean of Economics and Management Sciences, he is a professor of Strategy and Entrepreneurship at PUCMM and leader of the GUESSS (Global College Student Entrepreneurship Survey) research project in the Dominican Republic. He is a member of the Strategic Management Society, the Ibero-American Academy of Management, and the International Council for Small Business, and a member of the editorial board of Revista de Empresa. He has served on the executive committee of the Latin American Council of Business Schools (CLADEA) and on the Advisory Committee of the Ibero-American Academy of Management.
