Fernando Gutiérrez is Head of the School of Humanities and Education at the Monterrey Institute of Technology and Higher Education (Tecnológico de Monterrey); Member of the Board of Directors of the Media Ecology Association (MEA); Head of the World Internet Project in Mexico (WIP.MX); Member of the Mexican Academy of Communication (AMDC); and Member of the Internet Association in Mexico (AMIPCI).
His research focuses on the exploration of flows to understand the new media ecology in the digital age.
He is the coordinator of the Alfaomega collection "Ciudadan@ de Internet" (Internet Citizen) and author, co-editor of the following Spanish titles: Internet como herramienta de Investigación (2008); Explorando el Ciberperiodismo Iberoamericano (2002); .Comprobado Modelos exitosos de Internet en México (2002); Internet el Medio Inteligente (2000).
He holds the following degrees: Ph.D. in Design and Data Visualization (UAM, México); Master degree in Electronic Commerce (Monterrey Tech, México); Master degree in Information Technologies Management (Monterrey Tech, México); Advanced Studies Diploma in Private Law (University of Salamanca, Spain).