Rafael Menchero Escudero

CEO & Founder, Entrepreneur & Investor, Senior Executive with 15+ years of experience in Digital Transformation, Business Strategy, and strategic consulting. Entrepreneurship & Innovation Professor at IE University and VentureLab Mentor at IE Business School.

Rafael has wide experience leading challenges in different sectors (Telecom, Technology, Banking, Insurance, Industry and Public Sector), managing clients and global projects in Europe and LatAm. With key executive skills such as strategic definition, commercial development, negotiation, leadership, digital transformation, new business development, customer orientation, revenue growth and teamwork. A listener, collaborator and adaptable leader, creative and forward thinker, with proven results in leading cross-functional teams, boosting organizations and developing the talent of people.

Msc. + BSc. in Industrial Engineering, MBA from IE Business School, PhD. Candidate in Industrial Engineering and Msc. in Engineering and Industrial Management, he complements his training with executive programs in Sales, Corporate Finance, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Negotiation, Competitive Strategy and Strategic Organizational Design.

Visionary leader, with the experience, energy, enthusiasm, and ability to define, develop and drive new transformations models and strategies for sustainable growth and benefits.

CORPORATE EXPERIENCE

• Founder and CEO, fiovana consulting, Spain, 2021 – Present

• Member of Industry 4.0 Commission of the Colegio Oficial de Ingenieros Industriales de Madrid, Spain, 2019 – Present

• Advisor and member of the Board of Advisors, Ufounders, Spain, 2021 – Present

• Senior Advisor | Strategy, Digital Transformation & Innovation, Minsait, Spain, 2021 – 2021

• Business Director | Business Development & Strategy, Nae, Spain, 2018 – 2021

• Senior Business Manager, Nae, Spain, 2017 – 2018

• Business Manager, Nae, Spain, 2011 – 2016

• Senior Consultant, Everis (NTT Data), Spain, 2006 – 2010

• Strategy Consultant, Roland Berger, Spain, 2004 – 2005

• Research Assistant, IE Business School, Spain, 2002 – 2003

ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE

• Adjunct Professor of Entrepreneurship & Innovation, IE University, Spain, 2019 – Present

• Certified Professor, EOI, Spain, 2020 – Present

• Venture Lab Mentor / Business Mgmt. Advisor, IE Business School, Spain, 2008 – Present

• Mentor and Advisor | International Expert, SABAH.Lab, Bakú Azerbaiyán, 2022 – Present

ACADEMIC BACKGROUND

• Strategic Innovation: Building and Sustaining Innovative Organizations, Gies College of Business – University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, (Online), 2021

• Artificial Intelligence (AI) program for executives, IE Business School, Executive Education, Spain, 2021

• Strategic Corporate Finance Program IE Business School, Executive Education, Spain, 2020

• Commercial Management Executive Program, IE Business School, Executive Education, Spain, 2020

• Competitive Strategy & Strategic Organization Design Program, Ludwing-Maximilians Universität München (LMU), (online) 2020

• Successful Negotiation Program, University of Michigan, (online) 2020

• Phd. Candidate. In Industrial Engineering Management. Organizational Engineering, ETSIIM. Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, Spain, 2012 – Present

• MSc. in Organizational Engineering & Industrial Management, ETSIIM. Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, Spain, 2012

• MBA in Business Administration IE Business School, Spain, 2004

• MSc. + BSc Industrial Engineering. Major in Automation, Electronic Engineering and Industrial Computing, ETSIIM. Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, Spain, 2002