MATLAB: I can’t start a parallel computing pool

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Every time I try to star a parallel computing pool (local or not), I end up with an error that I haven't been able to solve. In particular this is the error on console:
Error using parpool (line 113)
Failed to start a parallel pool. (For information in addition to the causing error, validate the profile 'local'
in the Cluster Profile Manager.)
Caused by:
Error using parallel.internal.pool.InteractiveClient>iThrowWithCause (line 675)
Failed to start pool.
Error using datetime (line 522)
The system time zone setting, 'local', is not valid. See the datetime.TimeZone property for details about
specifying time zones.
Im using MATLAB R2017b on a MacBook Pro 15" TB with macOS High Sierra.
Any help is greatly appreciated, thanks in advance.

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