Elena Herrero-Beaumont De Jorge

Elena Herrero-Beaumont is adjunct professor at IE. She is the co-founder and director of Ethosfera, a think tank that promotes ethics to combat the risks to liberal democracy in the digital age. She is a member of the research group Technology and Democracy at UCM. She is a lawyer and journalist specialized in ethics and governance, particularly in the media sector. Her PhD dissertation in information law proposes a governance model for media companies as a guarantee to the right to truthful information. She is an Independent Non-Executive Director (INED) at Inbonis Rating. She sits at the board of various civic organizations, including Transparency International, Fundación HAZ and Ethic magazine.

CORPORATE EXPERIENCE

• Co-founder and Director, Ethosfera, Spain, 2020 – Present

• Independent Non-Executive Director (INED), Inbonis Rating, Spain and France, 2020 – Present

• Director, Vinces Institute for Public Affairs, Spain, 2018 – 2020

• Co-founding Partner, Vinces Consulting Spain, 2011 – 2020

• Director of international media relations, Garrigues, Spain, 2008 – 2011

• Reporter, El Confidencial, Chicago-Madrid, 2008 – 2009

ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE

• Researcher, UCM Law School, 2020 – Present

• Adjunct Professor, IE, 2020 – Present

• Co-Director of the Government and Corporate Affairs Program, IE Business School, Spain, 2013 – 2015

• Investigative journalist, Columbia University-Knight/Carnegie News 21 Project, USA, 2006

• Program coordinator, The Initiative for Policy Dialogue (Nobel Laureate Joseph Stiglitz’s think tank), USA, 2006 – 2008

• Visiting scholar, Kellogg School of Management; Political Science Department. Northwestern University. USA, 2003 – 2005

ACADEMIC BACKGROUND

• International PhD in Constitutional Law, Universidad Complutense, Spain, 2016 – 2021

• MSc in Journalism, Columbia University in the City of New York, USA, 2005 – 2006

• Master in Financial Markets, Instituto de Estudios Bursátiles, Spain, 1998 – 2003

• Law degree (honors), Universidad Complutense, Spain, 1998 – 2003

• Fulbright Scholar, USA, 2005 – 2007

• Fellow of the Rafael del Pino Foundation in the Workshop on Global Leadership, Harvard University. USA, 2014