After finishing his B.S. in mathematics at Universidad de los Andes and working for a short while in the private sector, he obtained his Economics Ph. D. at the University of Minnesota. His research, published in highly regarded game theory journals, includes topics such as bargaining, economic efficiency, cooperative solution concepts and coalition formation. Dr. Gomez has taught a number of graduate and undergraduate courses including microeconomic theory, managerial economics, game theory, mathematical economics, international economics and Latin American economies among others. In 2010 he was chosen as the MBA professor of the year at the UW Bothell School of Business.