David Suárez Llama

David is Vice Dean at IE Business School in Madrid, with particular focus on the International MBA and Master´s in Management programs. He is also serving as Vice Chair of IE University´s Center for Health and Well-Being. David has also been part of IE Business School’s faculty for over 15 years, as adjunct professor in the Strategy department, where he has been teaching in the across multiple MBA and Master Programs at IE Business School. David has also served on IE University´s Advisory Board, as well as IE’s Global Alumni Relations Board. 

David is a passionate life-long learner with over 25 years of professional experience. He started his career in the engineering and software development space (Dassault Systèmes, US), but has spent most of his time in strategy and management consulting (Booz Allen Hamilton, Deloitte, PwC), focusing on taking clients’ leadership and talent to their full potential. He has been a Partner for 15 years, lately serving as lead for People & Organization advisory in the Middle East, based in Dubai. He has also served on PwC’s Global People & Organization Leadership Team, and PwC’s Middle East Consulting Leadership Team.

As a strategy and management consultant he has served clients across multiple sectors, including healthcare, education, energy, telecoms, automotive, aerospace, financial services, and government & public sector. His clients have been in the US, Latin America, Europe, Middle East and Southeast Asia.

David is also an executive coach, public speaker, investor, and also serves on various boards of companies in the start-up / scale-up stage.  He is both a Partner and Board member at Reaction, a Silicon Valley-based venture capital fund focused on technology and sustainability solutions.

As a public speaker, David has delivered dozens of lectures and talks at multiple venues in the Middle East, Europe and the Americas, mostly at professional conferences. He is part of EXMA Speakers Bureau, a marketing education platform in Latin America. The topics covered in his talks include Personal Growth, Life-Long Learning, Education, Wellbeing, Brain Health, Future of Work, Workforce Evolution, Human Resources, Digital Workplace, Change Management and Culture.

Corporate Experience

• Partner and BU Leader, People & Organization Consulting, PwC Middle East, Dubai, 2013 - 2022

• Partner and Board Member, Reaction (Venture Capital), 2022 - Present

• Advisory Board Member, WeSoar.ai, Nexu.co, 2018 - Present

• Booz & Company, Spain, 2008 - 2013

- Vice President, 2008 - 2013

- Managing Director, 2007 - 2011

• Booz Allen Hamilton, Spain, 2000 - 2007

- Principal, 2004 - 2007

- Sr. Associate, 2000 - 2004

• Deloitte Consulting, United States, 1996 - 2000

- Manager, 1998 - 2000

- Sr. Consultant, 1996 - 1998

• Design Engineer, HKS, Inc. (now Dassault Systèmes), United States, 1993 - 1996

Academic Experience

• Vice Dean, IE Business School, Spain, 2022 - Present

- International MBA

- Master in Management

- Master in Management & Strategy

• Vice Chair, IE University Center for Health & Well-Being, 2022 - Present

• Adjunct Professor of Strategy, IE University, Spain, 2008 - Present (part-time)

Academic Background

• Executive MBA, IE Business School, Spain, 2001

• Master of Science, Aeronautics & Astronautics, Stanford University, USA, 1993

• Master of Science, Mechanical Engineering – Smart Product Design, Stanford University, 1993

• Bachelor of Science, Mechanical Engineering, Brown University, USA, 1991

• Bachelor of Arts, Computer Science, Brown University, 1991