▁an ▁econom ist ▁and ▁university ▁professor . ▁Form er ▁deput y ▁director ▁of ▁the ▁Spanish ▁Prime ▁Minister ' s ▁Office ▁and ▁former ▁director ▁of ▁the ▁Ide as ▁Foundation . ▁As ▁of ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁he ▁is ▁senior ▁econom ist ▁of ▁the ▁International ▁Mon et ary ▁Fund ▁( IM F ). ▁ ▁Ph D ▁in ▁econom ics ▁from ▁Cambridge ▁University ▁and ▁Master ▁in ▁International ▁Affairs ▁from ▁Columbia ▁University . ▁Carlos ▁M ulas ▁Gran ados ▁was ▁a ▁ten ured ▁professor ▁of ▁econom ics ▁at ▁the ▁Com pl ut ense ▁University ▁of ▁Madrid ▁until ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁. ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁ ▁after ▁ 4 ▁years ▁at ▁IDE AS ▁Foundation ▁from ▁the ▁Spanish ▁Social ist ▁Party ▁( P SO E ), ▁he ▁was ▁fired ▁from ▁his ▁position ▁as ▁director . ▁Short ly ▁after , ▁he ▁joined ▁the ▁International ▁Mon et ary ▁Fund ▁( IM F ). ▁M ulas ▁ran ▁for ▁the ▁Spanish ▁Congress ▁Cong reso ▁de ▁los ▁Di put ados ▁de ▁España ▁in ▁the ▁list ▁of ▁that ▁social ist ▁party ▁during ▁the ▁general ▁elections ▁of ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁Ele cciones ▁gener ales ▁de ▁España ▁de ▁ 2 0 1 1 . ▁He ▁also ▁contributed ▁to ▁the ▁economic ▁program ▁of ▁the ▁Spanish ▁prime ▁minister ▁José ▁Luis ▁Rodríguez ▁Z ap ater o , ▁and ▁was ▁deput y ▁director ▁of ▁the ▁Econom ic ▁Office ▁of ▁the ▁Prime ▁Minister . ▁He ▁was ▁later ▁the ▁executive ▁director ▁of ▁the ▁IDE AS ▁Foundation ▁until ▁he ▁joined ▁the ▁International ▁Mon et ary