Rocío Nogales earned a BA in Communications from the University of Seville (Spain), a Masters in Art Management at Carnegie Mellon University (US), a Masters in Art History at the University of Pittsburgh (US), and a Masters in Management Science at the University of Liege (Belgium).
Her professional experience includes the cultural non-profit and the academic research sectors. She first managed the CineMuse Network, a social enterprise initiative in a community arts centre in the US.
As a researcher, she focuses on social innovation, organisational transformation and the management strategies operating in third sector organisations, specifically in the cultural sector.