About us
Mission
Mission
Vision
We aim to be the drive behind IE University by leveraging the strengths of each of its constituent Schools to create new projects, initiatives and partnerships. Through these endeavors, we can foster the growth of the four pillars of IE University’s DNA: technological innovation, an entrepreneurial character, the humanities and diversity.
Our Primary Goals
Leadership Team
The Provost
Manuel Muñiz
MANUEL MUÑIZ is the Provost of IE University in Madrid and the Chair of the Board of Trustees of IE New York College.
Dr. Muñiz served as Dean of IE’s School of Politics, Economics and Global Affairs (SPEGA) from 2017 to 2024. From June of 2023 to January of 2025 Dr. Muñiz served as President of the Association of Professional Schools of International Affairs (APSIA).
From 2020 to 2021 Dr. Muñiz was State Secretary (Vice Minister) at the Spanish Foreign Ministry. In this capacity he led the Strategy and Foresight unit at the Ministry, the Economic Diplomacy team, and the Communications department, including the Office for Diplomatic Information.
He is a member of the Advisory Committee of the Club of Madrid and a council member of the European Council on Foreign Relations. Lastly, Dr. Muñiz is a recipient of several awards and recognitions including the Grand Cross of Spain’s Order of Merit, the Trilateral Commission’s David Rockefeller Fellowship, the Atlantic Council’s Millennium Fellowship, and the Eisenhower Fellowship. Dr. Muniz holds a Master’s in public administration from Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government, and a DPhil (PhD) in International Relations from the University of Oxford.
EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PROVOST
AITZIBER ONAINDIA
Senior Coordinator
Aitziber Onaindia Riesco is Senior Coordinator at IE University’s Provost’s Office and IE School of Politics, Economics and Global Affairs (SPEGA). SPEGA has an internal and adjunct faculty of over 100 professors, and 1,500 students distributed across undergraduate and graduate programs in Economics, Politics, International Relations, and International Development. As Senior Coordinator, she is a key contributor to the smooth running of operations including strategic meetings, critical protocol procedures, high-level event development, and business trips, partnerships and agenda setting efforts involving the IE Provost’s Office and SPEGA leadership.
Previously, Aitziber spent over a decade in the Marketing and Admissions departments at IE Business School, one of the world’s top academic institutions and IE’s first school founded in 1973.
Aitziber pursued her training in business and customer experience in Spain and the USA. She is currently an Executive MBA candidate at IE Business School.
Viceprovost
Jaime de Aguinaga
Vice Provost for Strategy and Development
Jaime de Aguinaga assists IE University’s governing bodies in shaping and executing its medium- and long-term strategies. Additionally, Aguinaga is responsible for establishing and enhancing strategic partnerships, including those with the United Nations.
María Eugenia Marín
Vice Provost for Academic Partnerships and Alliances
María Eugenia focuses on strengthening the portfolio of academic partnerships across all IE schools and plays a key role in the expansion of academic global alliances. Marín has over 30 years of experience in international relations and is the former General Director of International Relations at IE University.
Director of the Center for the Governance of Change
Irene Blázquez-Navarro
Director of IE University’s Center for the Governance of Change
Irene Blázquez-Navarro leads the applied research conducted at the Center for the Governance of Change, which studies the political, economic and societal implications of the current technological revolution and proposes solutions for overcoming its unwanted effects. Blázquez-Navarro is a legal scholar and international lawyer by training as well as a specialist in strategy, security, defense and technology.
