Holds the Princesa de Asturias Chair and is a Professor of Economic Geography at the London School of Economics (LSE). He currently directs the Cañada Blanch Centre at LSE and has previously served as Head of the Department of Geography and Environment. He chaired the European Union’s High-Level Group on the Future of Cohesion Policy, which is responsible for shaping the EU’s Cohesion Policy beyond 2027.

Additionally, Rodríguez-Pose has held distinguished positions in regional science, including President and Vice-President of the Regional Science Association International (RSAI), as well as Vice- President and Secretary of the European Regional Science Association. His research covers regional growth and inequality, fiscal and political decentralization, institutions, discontent and populism, innovation, migration, and development strategies.

His work is highly influential, frequently informing policy decisions, and he regularly advises international organizations and governments. He is also widely cited in academic circles. For the last three years, he has been recognized as the top scientist globally in urban and regional studies by the Stanford ranking, which identifies the top 2% of scientists across all disciplines. Among his many honors, Rodríguez-Pose received the 2018 ERSA Prize in Regional Science, and holds honorary doctorates from Utrecht University (Netherlands) and Jönköping University (Sweden). He has authored more than 260 papers and chapters and 7 books. His work has received over 50,000 citations.