Dra. Maria Sard, associate professor at the Department of Applied Economics at the University of the Balearic Islands (UIB), degree in Economics (1997) and PhD in Economics and Business (2006) at the same university. She was co-director of the Master in Tourism Management and Planning from the course 2008/9 until the course 2013/14. She is member of the Consell econòmic i social (CES) of the Balearic Islands, a non governmental advisor of the Spanish Competition Authority (CNMC) and member of the Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM) network .

Teaching experience, at level of grade and post grade, in different subjects such as microeconomics, macroeconomics and tourism economics. Currently she teaches Industrial economics in the Degree in Business Administration and in the Master of Tourism Economics she teaches Extensions of economic evaluation.

Researcher specialized in issues related to tourism economics and labour economics. She has published several papers in journals such as Tourism Management and The World Economy. She is the director of the Research group Anàlisi i Modelització Econòmica (GAME).

She has participated in various competitive research projects neither at the Balearic and national level. She has also participated and leaded various teaching innovation projects.