Dr. Raúl Delgado Wise received his doctorate in social sciences from the University of Pennsylvania. Through a 25-year trajectory as researcher, he has published 8 books, edited 5, and written more than 80 essays, including book chapters and refereed articles. He has been guest lecturer in Canada, the United States, Germany, the Netherlands, Great Britain, Spain and various Latin American countries. He received the annual prize for economics research "Maestro Jesús Silva Herzog" in 1993. He is a member of the Mexican Academy of Sciences, of the National System of Researchers, and of several scholarly associations in Canada, the United States, Latin America and Europe.

He is the editor of the book series on "Latin America and the New World Order" for Miguel Angel Porrúa publishers. He is the Executive Secretary of the International Migration and Development Network, editor of Migración y Desarrollo, and director of the Doctoral Program in Development Studies at the Autonomous University of Zacatecas.