Cristina Fernández Tesoro

With more than 15 years of experience working as University teacher and academic researcher, Cristina is currently working as University Professor at IE School of Business and Executive Education being specialized on trends on Learning and Leadership Development within the fields of Corporate and Higher Education. 

Thanks to IE University agreement with the United Nations, Cristina is collaborating with the IE Provost Office and the IE School of Politics, Economics and Global Affairs as focal point for the courses designed and facilitated to UN Representatives.

At the same time, she’s collaborating as Senior Consultant at the United Nations Institute for Training and Research. 

Cristina holds a European PhD in Public International Law and International Relations (Cum Laude).

She is combining her teaching passion with an amazing one at IE university: developing key partnerships between IE and International Organizations as UN bodies, World Bank Group and the International Monetary Fund representatives. Always exploring on learning trends, she   coordinated IE’s taskforce of Artificial Intelligence applied to Education.

Corporate Experience

• Associate Director of IE University Strategy, Development & Partnerships team at Provost Office, 2022 - Present

• Director of the IE Center for Corporate Learning and Talent Management & Director of the IE Center for Liquid Learning. IE University, 2018 - 2022    

• Senior Consultant. United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR). Multilateral Diplomacy Division, 2012 - Present

Academic Experience

• Adjunct Professor at Master in International Management. Subject: How to build and manage high performing teams. IE Business School. IE University, Spain, 2022 - Present 

• Adjunct Professor. Focal Point and Facilitator: United Nations Population Fund Brand Ambassador Programme. IE Provost Office, 2023 - 2024

• Academic Director. Talent Builders Programme. IE Executive Education, 2023

• Adjunct Professor: Bachelor in International Relations. Subject: Project management. IE School of Politics, Economics and Global Affairs, 2021 - 2023

• Visiting Professor. URJC, 2011 - 2012

• Teacher and Researcher. Responsible of Educative International Cooperation Projects. International Relations and International Public Law Department. URJC, 2006 - 2011

Academic Background

• International Masterclass Learning and Development Leadership. Nyenrode Universiteit, Netherlands & IE University, Spain, 2020 - 2021

• European PhD (Cum Laude) International Relations and International Public Law. Rey Juan Carlos University, Spain and Université Catholique de Louvain la Neuve, Belgium, 2009 - 2013

• Master in Diplomacy and International Relations. Diplomatic School of Spain, 2005 - 2006

• Diploma of Advanced Studies. Political Sciences and International Relations –Université Catholique de Louvain la Neuve, Belgium, 2003 - 2004

• Sociology Degree Complutense University, Spain, 1992 - 2002