Lorena Leiva Lugo is a teacher, researcher, and consultant affiliated with Tecnológico Nacional de México, Campus Zitácuaro, where she teaches in the areas of economic and administrative sciences and industrial engineering. Her work focuses on digital and educational transformation, integrating Artificial Intelligence and Competitive Intelligence to strengthen educational innovation, digital competencies, and technology adoption.

She is a doctoral candidate in Education, holds a Master’s degree in Psychopedagogy and Teaching in Upper Secondary and Higher Education, and has a degree in Business Management Engineering from Tecnológico Nacional de México. She completed an academic stay at Universidad Estatal a Distancia in Costa Rica in 2025.

She is the founder and CEO of Technos Innovation Helper, a consulting initiative that supports academic innovation and digital transformation projects. She is also a member of the UNESCO ICDE Chair in the Open Educational Movement for Latin America and the Michoacán Registry of Researchers.