Sergio Afcha holds a degree in Economics from the Universidad de Carabobo, Venezuela, and a PhD in Economics from the University of Barcelona. He has completed predoctoral stays at Copenhagen Business School, Denmark, and at the Faculty of Economics of the Universidad del Atlántico, Colombia.
He has received awards recognizing his teaching and research work from the Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú and the Ibero-American Young Researchers Program of Banco Santander Central Hispano. He holds the accreditations of Contracted Professor, Doctor, and Private University Professor from ANECA.