Juan Antonio Rivera (Madrid, 1958) has a degree in Philosophy from the Complutense University and a master's degree in Statistics from the Antonio de Nebrija University. He is a philosopher and essayist, and among his publications are What Socrates Would Say to Woody Allen (Espasa Essay Prize 2003), Less Utopia and More Freedom (Libre Enterprise Prize 2006) and Camelia and Philosophy: Adventures, Ventures and Misadventures of a Young Student (Arpa, 2016). He also frequently collaborates with the magazines Claves de razón prácticas and Revista de libros.