Ángel Pascual Ramsay

Dr. Angel Pascual-Ramsay is Adjunct Professor Lecturer at IE University. He teaches on a wide range of subjects related to the interaction of geopolitics, politics, society and economics and on practical tools to address these challenges such as strategic foresight and scenario planning. From 2008 to 2011 he served as advisor to the President of Spain, with responsibility for briefing the President on global political and economic trends and risks. Prior to his public service position, Dr. Pascual-Ramsay worked as a strategy management consultant for Accenture in its London and New York offices. He has been Senior Fellow at the Brookings Institution, Spain country consultant for The Economist Group and collaborated with several international economic organizations like the OECD and the Davos World Economic Forum. He has authored various publications on international political economy and is a contributor to several media outlets, including the Financial Times and Spain´s El País. He holds a PhD in International Political Economy from Cambridge University, a Master in Public Administration from Harvard University´s Kennedy School of Government and undergraduate degrees in Political Science from Cambridge University and in European Business Administration from ICADE University in Madrid. 

Corporate Experience

• Government of Spain, Madrid, Spain, 2005 – 2011

• Advisor to the President, Office of the President, Policy and Strategy Unit, Responsible for briefing the President on global political economic risks and trends. Prior to President´s Office, 2008 – 2011

• Advisor to the Minister of Public Administration and Director of the Globalization and Global Governance Program.

• Manager, Strategy Consulting Division & Policy and Corporate Affairs Department. Consultant in several projects in the financial and technology sectors. Research on business/government relations, Accenture, London, UK and New York, US, 1998 –  2003

Academic Experience

• Adjunct Professor. Teaching courses at undergraduate and graduate level on geopolitics and geoeconomics, global trends, scenario planning and strategic foresight, IE University, Madrid, Spain, 2022 – Present

• Adjunct Lecturer. Teaching various courses at undergraduate, graduate and executive level on global risks, the interaction of geopolitics and economics, political risk to business, globalization and global governance, ESADE Business School, Barcelona and Madrid, Spain, 2012 – Present

• Director, Global Risks Program, Center for Global Economy & Geopolitics. Responsible for research and thought-leadership reports on global risks and trends with partners like Brookings Institution, PWC and Zurich, 2012 – 2019

Academic Background

• Phd in Politics and International Relations, University of Cambridge, 2012 – 2016

• Master in Public Administration, Harvard University (Kennedy School of Government), 2003 – 2005

• Ba in Social and Political Sciences, University of Cambridge, 1996 – 1998

• BA in European Business Administration (E-4), ICADE, 1991 – 1995