He holds a law degree, a master’s degree in Investments, Trade, and Arbitration, a Master of Arts, and a Ph.D. from Heidelberg University in Germany. He is a bestselling author and co-founder and president of the Fundación para el Progreso (Foundation for Progress), a Chilean institution recognized as one of the most influential free-market think tanks in the Americas.

Serves as a senior fellow at the Archbridge Institute in Washington, D.C., and has previously held a visiting fellowship at Stanford University’s Hoover Institution. He is also a senior fellow at the Adam Smith Institute for Economic Freedom at Florida International University and Academic Director of the Faro think tank in Argentina.

Widely regarded as a prominent intellectual in the Spanish-speaking world, Kaiser has contributed analysis and commentary to numerous internationally recognized publications, including The Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post, Quillette, Forbes.com, Newsweek, and the New York Post, among others.

A 2021 study published by the Institute for Applied Economics at Johns Hopkins University ranked Axel Kaiser third among influential economic figures in terms of their global impact across Latin America, Spain, and the United States.