José Luis Cordeiro Mateo is a Venezuelan-Spanish engineer, economist, futurist, and transhumanist, who has experience in economic development, international relations, monetary policy, energy trends, cryonics, and life extension. He has authored multiple books, including The Great Taboo, Constitutions Around the World: A Comparative View from Latin America, and (in Spanish) El Desafío Latinoamericano ("The Latin American Challenge") and La Muerte de la Muerte ("The Death of Death").