Ernesto Cruz

Ernesto Cruz (born August 3, 1931) is a Nicaraguan banker, lawyer, and academic. Cruz was the founding Rector of INCAE, a position he held until 1980.

Early life and education Ernesto Cruz was born in León, Nicaragua, in 1931.

INCAE Cruz became the founding Rector of INCAE in 1968, and remained in that position until 1980. During his time at the head of the institution, he worked with Harvard and other US schools to provide advanced degrees in business management and executive education programs to Central and South Americans. He also created scholarship on subjects such as the proper role of government. An official portrait of him was unveiled at the university in 2013.

Writing In 2017 Cruz published a history on INCAE’s inception and early years entitled INCAE, Los Años Formativos. In 2018 Cruz released his first literary book Cuentos Verídicos, which contains twenty-four stories from his career. For each he has taken literary liberties and changed the names of those involved.