Adrián Rubio

Adrián Rubio is Adjunct Professor at IE University where he teaches public and administrative law. Adrian is an experienced Spanish abogado & European attorney working in international legal and public affairs while completing his Ph.D. at the European University Institute. His research focuses on comparative administrative and constitutional law, particularly matters of rule of law, transparency, and accountability. As a professional, he devises innovative legal solutions to address technical and scientific challenges within regulated industries such as agriculture, chemicals, sustainability, and technology. Adrian’s expertise lies in designing and implementing domestic and transnational strategies to navigate complex legislative politics, agency regulatory processes, and multilevel administrative procedures, both in and out of court. Committed to building synergies between public policy and academia, he counts with several years of international teaching experience at American and European universities. Adrian was a Fulbright scholar and is affiliated with several research centers in the United States where he often participates in multidisciplinary panel discussions.

Corporate Experience

• Legal & Policy Adviser, EU Focus Group, Belgium, 2021 - Present 

• Legal & Regulatory Affairs Manager, CaixaBank, Belgium, 2015 - 2016

• Legislative Assistant Intern, European Parliament, Belgium, 2015

Academic Experience

• Program Director and Adjunct Professor of Public Law, Universidad de las Hespérides, Spain, 2023 - Present

• Assistant in Comparative Law, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Belgium, 2022 - Present

• Lecturer in Law, Universitat Oberta de Catalunya, Spain, 2021 - 2022

• Lecturer, Università degli Studi di Siena, Italy, 2021 - 2022

• Academic Tutor, Alma Mater Studiorum – Università di Bologna, Italy, 2021 - 2022

• Visiting Lecturer, Katholische Universität Eichstätt-Ingolstadt, Germany, 2019

• Adjunct Professor, Boston College, USA, 2017 - 2019

• Adjunct Professor, Framingham State University, USA, 2018

Academic Background

• Ph.D. in Laws, European University Institute, Italy, ongoing

• LL.M. in Comparative, European and International Laws, European University Institute, Italy, 2022

• Máster Universitario de Abogacía (LL.M.), Universitat Oberta de Catalunya, Spain, 2020

• M.A. in Philosophy (Fulbright scholar), Boston College, USA, 2018

• M.A. in European Political and European Studies, College of Europe, Belgium, 2015

• Graduado en Derecho (J.D. equivalent), Universidad Católica de Ávila, Spain, 2014

• Graduado en Filosofía (B.A.), Universidad Pontificia de Salamanca, Spain, 2014