Borja Alonso de Linaje

Over the last years, Borja has co-founded and developed three startups in the bioenergy field and the feed industry, failing, pivoting their business models, bringing on board strategic partners, raising private capital as well as leveraging public funds for R&D programs at both the national and European level. He has recently sold Camelina Company España, Europe's flagship company for the production of camelina to Global Clean Energy Holdings, a US based corporation devoted to the production of biofuels. Along the road Borja has launched various ventures in the pet food industry (Doxel Petcare) and the competing horse feed market (Excel Supplements Europe). Now Borja collaborates with the entrepreneurial ecosystem as mentor (EIT Food, SeedRocket) and early investor.

Prior to this startup experience, Borja worked for several years in a leading company in the aviation industry, where he gained extensive experience in managing teams in international projects.  Therefore, Borja brings knowledge and experience in startup in the bioenergy, agriculture, animal feed, biofuels, and biomass industry, as well as experience in institutional fundraising and launching and managing innovative projects.

Based upon his multi-sectorial and international experience, he started his academic venture where he serves as Associate Professor of entrepreneurship at IE University and collaborates in corporate innovation projects in various Programs for IE and Headspring (a Financial Times and IE Learning Alliance).

Borja serves as Academic Director in several programs such as the EMBA IE & Brown University, the Global Executive MBA for BBVA and the Advanced Management Program (AMP) from IE Executive Education.

Corporate Experience

• Academic Director IE, Spain, 2024 - Present

• Co-founder of Camelina Company España

• Co-founder of Doxel Pet Care

• Co-founder of Excel Supplements Europe

• Manager of Instrumentation of Aeronatutical Tests , ITP, Spain, 2006 - 2010

Academic Experience

• Academic Director IE Brown University EMBA, IE Business School, 2024 - Present

• Academic Director Global Executive MBA BBVA, IE Business School, 2021- Present

• Academic Director AMP (Advanced Management Program), IE Executive Education, 2019 - Present

• Academic Director PDD Banco Santader HQ, Headsrping, 2022 - 2024

• Adjunct Professor of Entrepreneurship, IE University, Spain, 2016 - Present 

• Lead Innovation Projects, Headspring, Spain, 2015 - Present

• Mentor EIT Food and Seed Rocket, 2022 - Present

• Invited Professor, Universidad Europea de Madrid, Spain, 2016 - 2018

Academic Background

• SYCA, Sustainability your Competitive Advantage, IE Executive Education, España 2021

• Master in Business Administration IE Business School, Spain, 2011

• Master in Automotive Engineering, Chalmers University, Sweden, 2006

• MSc in Industrial Engineering, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, España 2006

• Studying the Grade in Humanities, UOC, Present