Get to know us


SPPN members share their passion for policy-making and come from a broad array of fields such as Economics, Security and Defense, Human Rights, European Affairs, Digitalization, etc. 


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 Executive Board

Lidia Guzmán

Founder & President

Georgetown University

Textile Policy & Business

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Leandro Urbano

Vice-President

 Harvard University

Industrial Policy

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Carolina Asensio

Treasurer

Columbia University

Financial & Economic Policy

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Javier López

Secretary

Columbia University

Spain - EU Policy

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Borja Prado

Outreach Chair

Georgetown University

Technology Policy & International Affairs

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Advisory Board

Juan Luis Manfredi

Founder

Prince of Asturias Distinguished Visiting Professor

Georgetown University

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Sara Hormigo

Head of Multilateral Department, Economic & Commerce Office

Embassy of Spain (Washington D.C.)

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Members

Miguel Aristu

Georgetown University

Environmental Policy

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Carles Aulés

Yale

Political Economy & Trade

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María Balasch

Tufts University/ 

College of Europe

International Security

& Transatlantic Affairs

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Javier Baranda

Columbia University

Energy Policy; Africa & LATAM Focus

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Andrea Boza

Harvard University

Sustainability, Gender, Education & PPPs

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Carla Cabrera

Georgetown University

Public Diplomacy

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Ángel Chica

Johns Hopkins

International Development: Africa Focus

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Enrique Chueca

King's College London

Energy Transition

& Macroeconomic Policy

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María de Paz

Harvard University

Foreign Policy

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Marta Fernández-Coppel

John Hopkins University

Climate, Sustainability & Development: Americas Focus 

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Nicolás Gardner

Georgetown University

Chinese Politics

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Violeta Lanza

University of Chicago

Data & Public Management

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Teresa Mondria

Columbia University

Tech, Business & Media

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Alberto Navarro

Georgetown University

International Business

& Global Supply Chain

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Ana Nogueiras

Columbia University

ESG Investing

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Alejandro Núñez

Harvard University

Energy, Technology, & Innovation Policy

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Ángela Pérez

Harvard University

Education Policy: Africa Focus

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Rocío Redondo

Columbia University

Impact Investing & Financial Inclusion

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Ángel Rodríguez

University of Chicago

Financial & Economic Policy

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Delia Rodríguez

Harvard University

Sustainability, Climate Technology,

& Energy Policy

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Pilar Roig

Tufts University/ 

College of Europe

International Development

& Transatlantic Affairs

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Pau Ruiz

Georgetown University

Energy, Climate,

& European Foreign Policy

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Gloria Sicilia

Georgetown University

International Security & Defense Policy

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José Soria

John Hopkins University

Development, Climate,

& Sustainability

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Diego Vázquez

Georgetown University

Energy & Climate Policy

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Albert Vidal

Georgetown University

Middle East Politics & Security

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