Borja Santos Porras

Borja is an expert in public policy and international development. He works currently as the Executive Director at IE School of Public and Global Affairs and professor of practice of International Development and Public Policy. He has over 10 years of professional experience focused on the design, implementation and evaluation of public policies and international programmes in countries in Africa, Europe, America and Asia. Borja holds a Master in Public Administration in International Development (MPA/ID) by the Harvard Kennedy School (2017), being recipient of the international scholarship of “La Caixa” foundation. He also holds a Master in International Relations (2014) and a BEng+MEng in Telecommunication Engineering with cum laude in the final thesis (University of Valladolid, 2006). He is the president of the Spanish alumni network of the Harvard Kennedy School; he collaborates leading the international expansion of a social international mentorship foundation (IMFAHE); and he a professional coach in leadership and organizing with EuropeLab (an organisation that empowers the new generation of civic and political European leaders). He has also published opinion pieces or has been interviewed for international publications.