MANUEL   MUÑIZ  is   the   Dean   of   the   School   of   International   Relations   at   IE University  and  the  Founding  Director  of  its  Center  for  the  Governance  of  Change, an institution  dedicated  to  studying  the  challenges  posed  by  accelerated  societal and technological change to the public and private sectors and proposing solutions and  frameworks  to manage  these  challenges.  Dr.  Muñiz’s  research  interests  fall within the fields of innovation and disruption, geopolitics, and regional and global governance.   He   has   undertaken   research   on processes   of   cooperation   and integration  in  Europe  and  the  North  Atlantic  with  a  view  to understanding  how states tackle interdependence and complexity.  Dr.  Muñiz  is  also  the  Director of  the  Program on  Transatlantic  Relations  at Harvard  University’s  Weatherhead  Center  for International  Affairs,  a  position  he will hold until the end of the 2016-2017 academic year.  Dr. Muniz  holds a JD (Law)  from the Complutense  University in Madrid, an MSc in Finance from the IEB, a Master in Public Administration from  the Kennedy School  of  Government,  and  a  DPhil (PhD)  in  International  Relations from  the University of Oxford. He is also a recipient of a number of awards and recognitions including the Trilateral Commission’s.
David Rockefeller Fellowship and the Atlantic Council’s Millennium Fellowship