Meet the Founder

Miguel Martinez-Saenz, PhD is a higher education strategist, writer, and advisor working at the intersection of learning, leadership, and moral imagination. With senior leadership experience across enrollment, student success, internationalization, and athletics, his work centers on helping institutions navigate complexity without losing sight of their deepest purposes.

Through Ethos Studio Consultancy, Miguel partners with universities, foundations, and mission-driven organizations to design human-centered strategies—particularly in areas shaped by AI, personalization, and workforce alignment. He is especially interested in systems that move beyond one-size-fits-all models toward approaches that honor dignity, difference, and demonstrated competence.

Miguel’s writing and advisory work is grounded in a simple conviction: education is not a transaction, but a moral practice—one that should enlarge freedom, cultivate judgment, and make belonging possible.