Darynell Rodríguez Torres

Darynell Rodríguez Torres is an international affairs specialist with broad expertise in international negotiation, conflict resolution and peacebuilding. He is the former Executive Director of the Global Partnership for the Prevention of Armed Conflict, GPPAC, a global network of organizations active in the field of conflict prevention and peacebuilding across the world. He has broad experience conducting conflict analyses, political risk assessments and articulating multi-stakeholder processes for conflict prevention and peacebuilding.

He has held different positions in the public and private sectors, as well as in multilateral regional organizations. He has been political risk analyst and public policy consultant for prestigious European consultancy firms. He has written several articles and contributed to edited volumes on conflict prevention and peacebuilding.

Darynell has always had a great interest in connecting different actors and creating spaces for dialogue and collaboration to address complex challenges. For example, he has been at the forefront of several initiatives to strengthen global governance and support the role of Regional Inter-governmental Organizations (RIGOs) in the peace and security architecture through enhanced collaboration with Civil Society Organizations, (CSOs) and the UN system. He has also been involved in different peacebuilding processes, quiet diplomacy initiatives and track II dialogues to develop policy options to overcome different crises.

Darynell is also a member of the working group on international peace of the Global Governance Forum and  Focus Group member of Together First, an international initiative to improve Global Governance. He has also been Chair of the Iberoamerican panel of the Global Challenges Foundation’s New Shape Prize and member of the editorial board of publications like Building Peace  and “Millennium” Journal of International Relations.

Darynell teaches courses on Conflict Resolution and Peacebuilding in the Master in International Relations and the Master in Development at IE University´s School of Global and Public Affairs. He also collaborates with Global Alumni in the MIT Professional Education programs, giving seminars on negotiation and in the ‘Cultural Awareness for Global Business’ program.

Darynell’s academic background includes a BA in Political Science and International Studies from West Virginia University, a Masters in Applied Political Studies by FIIAPP, a specialist degree in Communications and Political Management from the Complutense University of Madrid and a Masters in International Relations from the London School of Economics and Political Sciences.

CORPORATE EXPERIENCE

• Independent Consultant, 2021 – Present

• Executive Director, Global Partnership for the Prevention of Armed Conflict (GPPAC), 2016 – 2021

• Managing Adviser Policy and Advocacy, Global Partnership for the Prevention of Armed Conflict (GPPAC), 2009 – 2016

• Project Manager for Spain, Content5 AG, Madrid, 2006 – 2008

• Political Risk Analyst, Exclusive Analysis, London, 2005 – 2009

• Technical Adviser, Secretariat of Ibero-American Cooperation, SECIB, (current SEGIB), Madrid, 2001 – 2005

• Executive Adviser to the President of Congress of the Republic of Colombia, Bogotá, 1998 – 1999

• Research Assistant, Unit of Sustainable Development and the Environment (USDMA), Organization of American States, OAS, Washington D.C., 1996 – 1997

ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE

• Adjunct Professor, School of Global and Public Affairs, IE University, 2021 – Present

• Learning Facilitator at Global Alumni for MIT Professional Education program on Cultural Awareness for Global Business and on Collaborative Negotiation, 2022 – Present

ACADEMIC BACKGROUND

• Msc. International Relations, London School of Economics and Political Science. London, 2006 (Focused on Conflict and Peace Studies and Economic Diplomacy)

• Specialist Diploma in Political Management and Institutional Communication, Universidad Complutense, Madrid, 2002

• M.A. in Applied Political Studies, Fundación Internacional y para Iberoamérica de Administración y Políticas Públicas (FIIAPP). Madrid, 2000

• B.A. in Political Science and International Studies, West Virginia University, Morgantown WV, 1996