In previous years, Alicia held the following positions: Chief Economist for Emerging Markets at Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria (BBVA), Member of the Asian Research Program at the Bank of International Settlements (BIS), Head of the International Economy Division of the Bank of Spain, Member of the Counsel to the Executive Board of the European Central Bank, Head of Emerging Economies at the Research Department at Banco Santander, and Economist at the International Monetary Fund. As regards her academic career, Alicia has served as visiting Professor at John Hopkins University (SAIS program), China-Europe International Business School (CEIBS) and Carlos III University.
Alicia holds a PhD in Economics from George Washington University and has published extensively in refereed journals and books (see her publications in ResearchGate, Google Scholar, SSRN or REPEC). Alicia is very active in international media (such as BBC, Bloomberg, CNBC and CNN) as well as social media (LinkedIn and Twitter). As a recognition of her thought leadership, Alicia was included in the TOP Voices in Economy and Finance by LinkedIn in 2017 and #6 Top Social Media leader by Refinitiv in 2020.
在过去几十年的职业生涯中，艾西亚曾经担任过：西班牙外换银行（BBVA）新兴市场首席经济学家、国际清算银行（BIS）亚洲研究项目成员、西班牙银行国际经济部负责人、欧洲中央银行执行委员会顾问团成员、桑坦德银行（Banco Santander）新兴经济体研究负责人、以及国际货币基金组织（IMF）经济学家等职位。此外，艾西亚一直致力将她的职业生涯与学术研究相结合，曾先后担任约翰霍普金斯大学国际关系研究院（SAIS）、中欧国际商学院（CEIBS）和马德里卡洛斯三世大学（ Carlos III University）的客座教授。
艾西亚于乔治华盛顿大学获得博士学位，发表在经评议的期刊和书籍上的研究不胜枚举（在ResearchGate， Google Scholar ， SSRN 或 REPEC 等学术平台可以阅览）。她的观点经常被国际媒体引用，并定期收到彭博社、BBC、CNBC和CNN等多家媒体的采访邀约。为了能够与公众分享经济和金融领域的观点，艾西亚在 LinkedIn 和 Twitter/X 等社交媒体上也十分活跃。作为对她思想领导力的认可，艾西亚被评为领英2017年经济与金融领域十大声音，并在2020年Refinitiv 全球社交媒体影响力人物中排名第六位。