Silvia Mariela Méndez Prado is currently a full professor and researcher at ESPOL (Escuela Superior Politécnica del Litoral) Polytechnic University, Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities. She has published her experience in education management as well as public policy. She has experience in practice as Analyst and is motivated to increase the levels of financial literacy of the Ecuadorian youth to higher levels. She has ongoing research on microfinance, capital markets, and financial literacy as the main project from 2018-to 2022.