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 a Professor of Practice of International Relations. As Provost he is a key contributor to IE’s strategic development, and responsible for its international expansion and strategic alliances. Dr. Muñiz is also the Dean of IE School of Politics, Economics and Global Affairs.
Dr. Muniz holds a JD (Law) from the Complutense University in Madrid, an MSc in Financial Markets from the IEB, a Master in Public Administration from Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government, and a DPhil (PhD) in International Relations from the University of Oxford.
In June of 2023 Dr. Muñiz was elected President of the Association of Professional Schools of International Affairs (APSIA), the preeminent organization bringing together the world’s top schools of global affairs and public policy. On that same year he was appointed a Senior Fellow at Brookings’ Foreign Policy Program. From 2020 to 2021 Dr. Muñiz was State Secretary (Vice Minister) at the Spanish Foreign Ministry. During this time, he coordinated the crafting of Spain’s 2021-2024 Foreign Action Strategy, and led the work on the National Strategy on Technology and Global Order, a document aimed at launching Spain’s Technology Diplomacy.
From 2015 to 2017 Dr. Muñiz was the Director of the Program on Transatlantic Relations at Harvard University’s Weatherhead Center for International Affairs. And from 2017 to 2020 he was a Senior Associate at Harvard’s Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, as well as one of the promoters of its Project on Europe and the Transatlantic Relationship.
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.
