Max Torres, J.D., Ph.D. is the retired Centissimus Annus Della Ratta Family Endowed Professor at The Busch School of Business at The Catholic University of America in Washington D.C. Before enjoying a 33-year career in academe spent mainly in Barcelona, Spain and the U.S., he worked as a financial consultant in San Francisco, California his native city. His degrees are in Business, Law, and Business Ethics, all subjects he has taught and written about. He currently lives in D.C. with his wife of 35 years; they have eight children and six grandchildren. When he is not delivering lectures, presenting papers, participating in colloquia, or teaching short focused programs, his time is spent giving classes of Philosophical Anthropology, Austrian Economics, and Investment Finance to local teenagers.