Reading Time: < 1 minuteProductivity is central to understanding economic success as it defines what outcomes can be achieved from a given set of resources. As such we are
Cristina Múgica (Bizkaia Provincial Council)
Cristina Múgica Vargas is Director-General of Territorial Competitiveness and Foreign Promotion at the Department of Economic Promotion of the Bizkaia Provincial Council. She holds a degree in Political Science and Sociology from the University of Deusto, a diploma in Applied Techniques for Territorial Planning, a master’s in business Competitiveness and Regional Development and Senior Management in Policy and Strategy for Tourist Destinations. She has held other senior roles in the Basque Public Administration and worked as a strategy consultant at LKS Next, a professional services firm within the Mondragón Corporation. In both the public and private sectors, she has led regional and local development policies and strategies, sectoral competitiveness and innovation plans, as well as revitalisation programmes for disadvantaged areas, both rural and urban, based on principles of sustainability.