Gabriel Calzada holds a doctorate in economics from Universidad Rey Juan Carlos in Spain, and has published over a thousand articles across a variety of international media outlets. 

Calzada is the founder of the Instituto Juan de Mariana and is currently the president of Universidad de las Hesperides, as well as a former president of both the Mont Pelerin Society and Universidad Francisco Marroquín.

He frequently appears on television broadcasts and has written for publications including Libertad Digital, the Spanish Herald, Expanses, Mises Daily, The Journal of Libertarian Studies, Procesos de Mercados, La Ilustracion Liberal, and Canarias Liberal.